為玉山催票 淡大高唱美麗島
【聯合報╱記者林昭彰／淡水報導】2011/10/13
玉山入圍「世界新七大自然奇景」網路票選最後28強，距離決選日只剩不到1個月，排名暫居13。淡江大學號召全校師生為玉山催票，昨天還舉辦音樂會由爆紅的外籍學生歌手克羅德，帶領數百人大合唱歌曲「美麗島」，為台灣加油。
學務長柯志恩指出，2007年從瑞士發起，開放全世界網路票選新七大奇景，11月11日是決選日，國內關注度卻未見提升。
My comments: To put our Yushan on the world's map, go vote for it before Nov., 11.
校長張家宜邀學校一、二級主管組成「玉山助選團」，參與拍攝宣傳影片，也透過校內視訊頻道和Facebook平台強力放送，希望把愛台灣的心意擴大傳到校外、海外。
昨天學務處舉辦「我愛台灣，支持玉山」加油音樂會，動員199個社團、數百名學生參加。除了淡江管樂隊、合唱團、吉他社、原住民社、鋼琴社演出，晉級超偶7強爆紅的外籍學生克羅德且帶領百人合唱傑出校友李雙澤的歌曲「美麗島」，現場也架設10台電腦供學生投票。
克羅德說：「雖然我是外國人，但是因為在淡江念書所以我的心也給了台灣，很榮幸可以領唱美麗島這首歌，也希望透過這個有意義的活動，讓玉山可以被世界看見。」投票網址：http://www.new7wonders.com/?lang=zh-hans。
My comments: The Taipei Times ran the news on Oct. 10 as follows:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/10/10/2003515386
Taiwan, Israel join hands to promote Yushan, Dead Sea
Israel is working with Taiwan to promote Yushan (玉山) and the Dead Sea as two of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, Representative Simona Halperin of the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (ISECO) has said.
With Taiwan’s tallest mountain, Yushan, and the Dead Sea in Israel chosen as final contestants in this year’s competition, Simona Halperin said that officials from Israel and Taiwan have recently agreed to join forces and generate votes for the two natural landscapes via the Internet.
Late last month the two sides set up Web sites for supporters from Israel to vote for Yushan and for those from Taiwan to vote for the Dead Sea.
“We are proud of this cooperation agreement with Yushan Park, the highest mountain range in Asia outside the Himalayas, and hope that the exposure will increase the number of Chinese-speakers who’ll vote for the Dead Sea,” Israeli Tourism Ministry Director-General Noaz Bar-Nir said as he cast his ballot for the sites on Sept. 25.
Although this is the first collaborative effort for Yushan and the Dead Sea, Halperin expects fruitful results.
“The cooperation between [Yushan] the highest peak in Northeast Asia and the lowest point on the face of the earth [the Dead Sea] symbolizes how places that seem so far apart have actually a lot in common — unique gifts of nature,” she said.
Halperin paid a visit to the Yushan National Park headquarters at the foot of the mountain range to experience the breathtaking view in August. However, she could not make it to the top because of poor weather conditions.
As she plans for another trekking tour, she is also working her diplomatic skills on Facebook to gather votes and support for both Yushan and the Dead Sea.
“I encourage all my friends, colleagues and counterparts to vote for both,” she said.
Yushan and the Dead Sea are competing against 26 other sites around the world for the title. Finalists include the Grand Canyon in the US, Mount Kilimanjaro of Tanzania and the Amazon River in South America.
Supporters can vote via the Web site or by telephone. Voting ends on Nov. 11.
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