The illustrated picture book This Song, A Tribute to the Sea, created in collaboration with bestselling children's author Liao Bingkun, weaves a work of musical poetry that resonates beyond the imagery and text, filling the narrative with the melodic undertones of Taiwan's Taijiang Inner Sea. Spanning four centuries, this story has been masterfully transformed into a song that narrates the intertwining tales of the sea, the land, and its people, earning the prestigious "2023 Good Books for All" award for Best Children's Book of the Year.

Director Wei-Song Hsieh of the Taijiang National Park Headquarters (TJNP) underscored the TJNP’s commitment to making the natural ecology and cultural history of Taijiang accessible to children in a captivating and straightforward manner. The TJNP has been consistently publishing a series of high-quality themed picture books, which have received widespread acclaim and numerous national awards. This Song, A Tribute to the Sea is an innovative departure from traditional formats, combining poetry, imagery, and music to lyrically convey stories about the sea, the land, and profound human connections.

The book meticulously explores various perspectives through the vibrant and delicate prose of children's author Liao Bingkun, the warm and whimsical illustrations of Golden Tripod Award-winning Artist Catfish, and the lively compositions of up-and-coming musician Chung-Ling Lu. It features 11 songs that narratively detail 400 years of captivating history in the Taijiang Inner Sea. Each song stands alone yet interlinks through the stories' protagonists, singing of the deep connections between the land and its people. The readers are invited to journey through Taijiang, gaze at the sea surges, listen to birdsong, watch crabs and passion vines spread across the land—all woven together by music, creating a symphony that sings to the sea.

If you are eager to immerse yourself in the touching stories of Taijiang through poetry and song, you can purchase This Song, A Tribute to the Sea at several locations including Government Online Bookstore, Wu-Nan Cultural Plaza bookstores, National Chengchi University Bookstore (Tainan branch), the visitor center store at Taijiang National Park Headquarters, and various online marketplaces.