Chou Ta-Kuan Reading Hope Center Introduction
Dapeng Bay in Pingtung is a place that everyone must have heard of; it is the largest lagoon in Taiwan. Driving from Donggang towards the Pengwan Bridge in Linbian, on the right side along the way, there is a quaint little fishing village—Nanping! This small fishing village has the Taiwan Strait on the right, overlooking Little Liuqiu, and on the left is the vast Dapeng Bay lagoon. Local residents originally made a living through aquaculture and fishing around Dapeng Bay. After the establishment of the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area, most young people, like in other rural areas, gradually migrated to metropolitan cities in search of a living. This is the hometown of Zhou Daguan, who happily read since childhood. To sustainably promote the joy of reading in his hometown, we founded the world's first walking reading station—the Zhou Daguan Reading Out Hope Center, practicing: reading, serving tea, lending bicycles for free, and international volunteer exchange. We sincerely invite everyone to sustainably donate books, allowing more rural children and international backpackers to love books, read, share, and communicate together. The new highlight of Dapeng Bay—Zhou Daguan Reading Out Hope Center—welcomes people from all walks of life to visit: enjoy a cup of loving tea and read a cherished book. We also welcome backpackers from around the world to sleep with books, make friends through reading, and share ideas to create beauty together. We invite all sectors to join sustainably in this endeavor: donating bilingual picture books, parenting books, motivational literature, popular science, philosophy, and lifestyle books to rural areas. Backpackers globally are also welcome to personally deliver 5 picture books from their country—reading exchanges and volunteer accommodations. In summary, everyone is united in love for books; we are all part of the United Nations of Book Lovers, reading daily, reading hearts, and reading the world.
Zhou Daguan Reading Out Hope Center Interior
A view inside the Chou Ta-kuan Reading Hope Center
