When it comes to holidays, planning early is always best. So if you’re thinking of going somewhere in the coming months – especially at the end of the year – you should definitely start making plans now. One fun attraction to check out is the 2024 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival in Taiwan.
Running until Oct 13, the festival is taking place at Fulong Beach in New Taipei City, which is easily accessible to tourists. This year’s event is themed around LINE Friends, the characters created by a South Korean designer for the Japanese messaging app, LINE. Today, LINE is one of the most widely-used messaging apps in Taiwan, while LINE Friends is a global brand that’s especially popular in Asia.
The festival features 38 themed sand sculptures made by more than 15 sand sculptors from all over the world. There are over 40 famous characters and figures, too, many of which are under the LINE Friends brand. These include sculptures of characters from BT21, Minini, Joguman and Dinotaeng.
Fulong Beach, known for its quartz sand, has been recognised by the World Sand Sculpting Association as the best location in Taiwan for sand sculpture art. The beach has been hosting major sand art events since 2008. This particular international sand sculpture festival, for instance, has been held 17 times at Fulong.
How to get there: If you are already in Taipei, take a direct train to Fulong Station, which takes about an hour. You can also hop on a train or bus to Fulong from t.