尔湾市迎来台湾观光推广活动，布袋戏团与航空业者同台登场
尔湾市——一场推广台湾观光的活动10月3日（周六）在橙县尔湾市举行，吸引不少南加州居民与华人家庭到场。据《台北时报》（Taipei Times）经WiseVoter报道，活动设有台湾旅游资讯摊位与航空公司展位，介绍航线与旅游行程；现场最受瞩目的节目之一，是来自台湾的光兴阁布袋戏团（Kuang Hsing Ko）的掌中戏表演，让不少在美长大的华裔孩子第一次近距离接触这项传统技艺。
主办方表示，南加州是台湾在北美最重要的客源市场之一，尔湾及周边城市聚居大量台湾移民与亚裔居民，是推广活动的首选地点。航空公司展位提供机票与行程咨询，旅游单位则重点推介台湾的夜市美食、山海景观与节庆活动。
尔湾市近年来亚裔人口持续增长，来自台湾的文化活动在当地社区日历上越来越常见。这类推广活动除了观光行销，也成为海外台湾社群维系文化认同的场合。活动的具体场次与后续场次信息可通过主办机构公告查询。
尔湾是南加州台湾移民最集中的城市之一，市内有台湾超市、书店、中文学校与众多台式餐厅，来自台湾的文化推广活动在此举办，往往能获得比其他城市更高的参与度。主办方介绍，光兴阁是台湾历史悠久的布袋戏团之一，其表演保留传统口白与锣鼓伴奏，这次特意安排了互动环节，让小朋友上台体验操偶。现场不少家长表示，孩子在美国出生长大，平时接触传统戏曲的机会有限，这类活动既是观光推广，也是难得的文化课。旅游单位还透露，针对南加州市场的机票与自由行产品将配合活动推出优惠，有意赴台旅游的居民可向现场航空公司展位登记索取资料，或留意主办方后续在洛杉矶地区的场次。
图片来源：尔湾住宅区街道，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0，CarmenEsparzaAmoux
Irvine Hosts Taiwan Tourism Promotion Featuring Glove-Puppet Troupe and Airline Booths
IRVINE — A Taiwan tourism promotion event was held in Irvine, Orange County, on Saturday, October 3, drawing Southern California residents and Chinese American families. According to the Taipei Times, via WiseVoter, the event featured Taiwan travel information stands and airline booths presenting routes and itineraries. One of the highlights was a glove-puppetry performance by Taiwan's Kuang Hsing Ko troupe, giving many U.S.-born Chinese American children their first up-close look at the traditional art form.
Organizers said Southern California is one of Taiwan's most important North American visitor markets, and Irvine — home to a large Taiwanese and Asian American population — is a natural stop for the promotion. Airline booths offered fare and itinerary advice, while tourism representatives highlighted Taiwan's night markets, mountain and coastal scenery, and festivals.
Irvine's Asian American population has grown steadily, and Taiwanese cultural programming has become a regular part of the community calendar. Beyond tourism marketing, such events also serve as occasions for the overseas Taiwanese community to maintain cultural ties; schedules for future stops are available from the organizers.
Irvine has one of Southern California's largest Taiwanese immigrant communities, with Taiwanese supermarkets, bookstores, Chinese schools and restaurants, so Taiwan-focused cultural events tend to draw especially strong turnouts here. Organizers said the Kuang Hsing Ko troupe is among Taiwan's long-established glove-puppetry companies, performing with traditional narration and percussion, and that this stop added an interactive segment letting children try handling the puppets. Many parents at the event said their U.S.-born children rarely encounter traditional theatre, making the show both a tourism promotion and an uncommon cultural lesson. Tourism representatives added that airfare and independent-travel packages aimed at the Southern California market are being offered alongside the tour, and residents planning Taiwan trips can register at the airline booths or watch for later stops in the Los Angeles area.
Photo: Irvine residential street, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, CarmenEsparzaAmoux
图片来源：图：台湾布袋戏手偶。摄影：Wang Yu Ching / 中华民国总统府，CC BY 2.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons
