Zhou Daguang Hope Center Introduction
Pingtung Dapeng Bay, everyone has certainly heard of this place, which is the largest lagoon in Taiwan. Driving from Donggang towards the Pengwan Bridge in Linbian, on the right side of the road, there is a simple little fishing village - that is Nanping! This small fishing village offers views of Xiaoliuqiu across the Taiwan Strait on the right and the vast Dapeng Bay lagoon on the left. The local residents originally relied on aquaculture and fishing around Dapeng Bay for their livelihoods. After the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area was established, most young people, seeking better opportunities, have gradually moved out to metropolitan cities, just like in other rural areas. This is the hometown of Zhou Daguang, where he happily read as a child. To sustain the joyful tradition of reading in his hometown, we founded the world’s first walking station - the Zhou Daguang Reading out Hope Center, which practices: reading, serving tea, free bike lending, and international volunteer exchange. We sincerely invite everyone to continuously donate books so that more children in remote areas and international backpackers can share the love of books, read, and exchange ideas. The new highlight of Dapeng Bay - the Zhou Daguang Reading out Hope Center, welcomes people from all walks of life to visit: enjoy a cup of love tea and read a cherished book. We also welcome global backpackers to sleep with books and make friends through reading and sharing, creating beauty together. We invite everyone to sustainably contribute: picture books in Chinese and English, parenting books, inspirational books, popular science, philosophy and humanities, lifestyle and education books for remote areas. Global backpackers are welcome to personally deliver 5 picture books to participate in reading exchanges and volunteer accommodation. In short, regardless of our differences, we unite in love for books—a Book Club for Everyone, where we read daily, read hearts, and read the world.

