Taijiang National Park encompasses diverse wetland environments such as fish ponds, abandoned salt fields, mudflats, and estuarine sandbars, rich with cultural and industrial heritage. To provide local students with a unique perspective to depict this land, the Taijiang National Park Headquarters (hereinafter “TNPH”) collaborated with Sangu Elementary School to transform six shipping containers located outside the Liukong Service Station & Visitor Center into canvases for the students' imaginative interpretations of Taijiang and their hometown.

Since its establishment in 2009, the TNPH has been dedicated to ecological conservation while promoting environmental awareness through diverse educational initiatives. This summer, in collaboration with Sangu Elementary School, the TNPH invited Huang Ting-chia, a professional outdoor mural artist, to conduct four indoor workshops during school club activities. These workshops covered a range of topics, including compositions featuring local highlights, techniques for scaling up designs, and color matching for paints. Over three days of outdoor painting, the students used the natural environment as their studio, the shipping containers as their canvas, and their creativity as their tools. The resulting artwork, inspired by Taijiang's natural ecology, local fisheries, lagoon landscapes, and distinctive industries, brings vibrant and whimsical imagery to life on the containers outside the Liukong Visitor Center.

Around 20 students, parents, and teachers enthusiastically participated in this project, braving the summer heat to create vibrant murals. Through the painting process, students expanded their creative perspectives on landscape aesthetics, while visitors gained a fresh and unique lens to appreciate the beauty of Taijiang National Park. The TNPH hopes this container painting activity not only provides students with unforgettable summer memories but also deepens their connection to the park. More importantly, it aims to plant the seeds of conservation awareness in their young minds, inspiring collective efforts to safeguard their homeland and protect the environment for the future.