| In Taiwan sports recreation has become | | | | the seas and lakes of Taiwan packed as people |
| increasingly popular, hardly surprising when you | | | | relax by windsurfing, yachting, canoeing, fishing |
| consider that it was in 2001 that the two-day | | | | and paragliding. |
| weekend was first introduced. Legislation | | | | Fishing is one of the biggest growing sports |
| decreased a five and a half day working week, | | | | activities in Taiwan, although golf is taking over in |
| down to five days. This saw more Taiwanese | | | | popularity. World class golf courses are increasingly |
| have spare time in which to pursue recreational | | | | appearing across the island, and the best clubs |
| activities. | | | | have a long waiting list of those wishing to join. |
| There was a sudden growth in Taiwan sports | | | | Taiwan has invested a lot of money in all of its |
| recreation and group activities were and are | | | | recreational facilities; this is obvious in the overall |
| especially popular. A large number of teams were | | | | quality of the golf courses and golf clubs. |
| created to compete against each other, often | | | | Taiwan sports recreation is also taken up with |
| organised by schools, local companies and | | | | more strenuous activities as hiking and mountain |
| government offices. Basketball and softball in | | | | climbing. It appears that the Taiwanese in their |
| particular have become extremely popular, though | | | | leisure time like nothing more than hiking up the |
| soccer and baseball have only had limited take up | | | | country's mountains. Taiwan is relatively famous |
| so far. These last two team games are become | | | | for its hills and mountains and thousands leave the |
| a well followed sport at international level, although | | | | cities each weekend to take in the landscape and |
| there is a relative lack of take up in playing at a | | | | try trekking up the slopes. |
| national level. | | | | Taiwan sports recreation is a growing pastime |
| Taiwan sports recreation has also seen a good | | | | amongst the Taiwanese who find themselves |
| take up or racquet and bat sports, with tennis, | | | | with more spare time than they ever had before. |
| badminton, and table tennis being especially | | | | As a result there has been a growth in the |
| popular. Water has also played an important role in | | | | provision of equipment and supplies to feed the |
| Taiwan sports recreation growth, and are the | | | | activities. This has seen the manufacturing of |
| most popular sports activities. Swimming and | | | | sports equipment become one of the growth |
| diving in particular have proved to be popular in | | | | areas within the Taiwanese economy. |
| the sea and in swimming pools. Weekends see | | | | |