DebConf18/Fun

A list of family-friendly fun activities for DebConf18.

These are working ideas, feel free to add!

On site

There are many fun activities we could organize at the venue itself. Here are some ideas that are being considered. Feel free to add more ideas, and indicate whether you'd be interested in organize it!

Bamboo Lake

Bamboo Lake is a beautiful lake in the university. People living near usually hiking around the lake.

• Photo
• Route from venue to the lake Map. (just suggestion, add your own below)
• ../121st meridian east

Yuyu Yang's Steel Sculptures

There are many steel sculptures designed by Yuyu Yang inside the campus. Yuyu is an abstract artist. His sculptures combine the abstract art and the Chinese elements. Please seek these steel sculptures in public places in the campus.

• Soaring Dragon Offering Lucky
• Lunar Brilliance
• The Wisdom of the Universe
• Dragon Song
• Thriving
• Great Courage
• Seagull
• Water Sleeve
• Dawn in the Forest
• Tower of Dream
• Phoenix scales the heavens

Exhibition in the Library

In the B1 floor of the library, there's a place for modern art exhibition.

• Route from venue to the library Map
• Entry is in the B1 floor (underground) of the library. There's a room, and there's people for service, be brave, just walk in.
• Cost: free
• Note: You don't need to exchange any your ID cards/passport for entrances. That's for the library.

For the library itself, the entrance is in the 1F. There is a gate. It is able to enter the library but you need to exchange your passport to a temporary entrance card in front the gate. They will keep your passport. And return the card to get back your password while leave.

See also:

• NCTU Museum

In the neighborhood

• ../HSINCHU 300 EXPO
• Several points of interest:

Cooler place for brave people (just for example)

Nothing there. Just as an example. Please add something by yourself.

• Map: OSM Hey that's a cemetery!
• Getting there: 10 minutes walk from the accommodation.
• Cost: a lot.

Old gate in the middle of roundabout

• Map OSM
• Getting there: Bus 1 from near University
• Cost: free
• It's old gate, you can get there using underground passage (under this roundabout). Passage is also interesting: one wall is mirrors, another has many post-it notes, and is used by teenagers to practice group dancing

Craft beer bar

• Map OSM
• Getting there: Bus 1
• Cost: 200-250$ per beer
• They have large selection of beers I20 taps or so), some even won awards. There is also ability to eat something. We have beer at Noisy Hacklab, but if you are adventerous, try drinking outside of your computer ;-)
• It's near quite nice stream, with fishes and turtles

Fireman museum

• Map OSM
• Getting there: Bus 1
• Cost: free
• Few fire trucks (one quite old, one from 1970s), gear, etc.
• There is view to Hsinchiu panorama from the top of the building
• There are also some official government building nearby; in front of one there is fountain, and children seem to be using it to cool down (looks like it's accepted)

Food market and temple

• Map OSM
• Getting there: Bus 1
• Cost: free for just watching, 30-70$ per portion
• Temple (with incense) and food points; many of them have photos of available meals, which makes things easy for ones not knowing language

Old house - museum

• Map OSM
• Getting there: Bus 1
• Cost: free
• It is house from before 2nd World War; there is rotary phone, old TV, LPs set, and some Rotary Club insignia; probably house belonged to some official. One needs to take off shoes before entering!

NTHU night markets.

NTHU is next door to our NCTU. Next door to NTHU is a night market. Lots of food after dinner time to 23:59.

• Map: OSM
• Getting there:
  • 30 minuets walk from the venue, or
  • Take the free Little Red Bus, or
    • This bus is free. But an EasyCard is required.
    • Bus stop at NTHU night market is here
    • Bus stop at NCTU is outside of south gate and baseball field and bamboo lake
  • Take e.g., City Bus #2
  • By UBike

Swimming Pool /Gym NCTU

Nearby (on the map in the north west corner) is the swimming pool and the gym. http://140.113.104.243/swimpool/NCTUGym/index.php/anchor/swimpool pricelist Please be informed that swimming cap is required.

• outside swimming pool (50m with lanes)
  • NT$ 80
  • open until 20:00

• inside swimming pool (25m with lanes, sauna and a whirlpool)
  • NT$ 180 (or NT$ 140, if under 16-year-old). A 10 time pass (NT$1400) is available (shareable not personalized). You can go outside (you get a stamp on your hand when exiting) and use both pools.
  • open until 22:00

• gym (2. floor in the building)