(Long article) Controversy of animal injuries in Taoyuan Xpark Metropolitan Aquatic Park

Affected by the epidemic in the first half of 2020, the tourism industry was severely impacted. As time passed and the epidemic prevention was successful, people who could no longer bear the boredom at home began to go out of their homes to the surrounding attractions and began to plan revenge tourism or travel around the island and other national tourism industries. . Many tourist attractions and leisure and entertainment companies who have seen this wave of tourism business opportunities are also eager to move. Taoyuan Xpark Aquatic Park , which has started advertising in major online media in the first half of the year, can be said to be a must -see list for many people. To be honest, I am also one of the followers who can't wait.

 About Xpark
It was the first time from Hakkeijima Island in Yokohama, Japan to cross the sea to Taiwan Taoyuan to open a branch "Xpark". Xpark features a new urban aquarium, driving the most advanced technology to create the temperature, humidity, smell and sound of the environment, taking you to every incredible place on earth. In the corner of , be inspired, feel healing, and cleanse the soul. [Quoted from kkday and the official website introduction]

Giant aquariums, underwater tunnels, lighting effects, virtual interactions, animal performances, etc., combined with technological innovation and diverse display features that are fun and easy to take pictures, the point is that you can see it in Taiwan without flying to Okinawa! "The signboard of the first overseas branch recognizes the preference of many Taiwanese to travel to Japan, replacing the best travel option that cannot go abroad during the epidemic, and it is also located near the airport to take advantage of the trend of pseudo-going abroad. Xpark can be said to be the most popular. Perfect time to open.

About the first ten days of August, Xpark was grandly opened. Two months ago, the TV, computer, and mobile phone were all related to the introduction of relevant reports and ticket purchase information. When I received the notice of the start of ticket sales, I immediately logged in to kkday to grab tickets, because this is the only platform for ticket sales, and sure enough, it was sold out in a short period of time. Although the snap-up is offered in multiple time periods in order to disperse a large number of people into the museum to provide the best experience, the supply is always in short supply and each visit is limited to two hours. The high ticket price and the large crowds affecting viewing have begun to cause some public complaints. At that time, I saw some beautiful photos of people sharing their viewing experience and IG check-in. I felt that the aquatic park itself was really designed to be beautiful and fun, but the crowds were too many and I couldn’t enjoy the atmosphere. Being a Taipei native requires thousands of miles. After taking the long flight, and paying a ticket of NT$550, the whole journey cost nearly 1,000 yuan. If all I saw were human heads and not sea creatures, I would definitely be furious, so I decided to suspend this plan with my friends, and so on. The craze has subsided a bit and then go.

As a result, when I was swiping my phone yesterday, I saw a report about the super-popular Xpark becoming an animal purgatory, sharks hitting walls, and jellyfish amputating their limbs. It didn't take long for the online media and forums to set off a debate.

Usually, this kind of online warfare is divided into several factions: the righteous demon faction who criticizes human beings / the sympathetic faction who is sad for the situation of the living beings / the acid people faction who has everything involved in Taiwan’s rottenness / the forgetful faction who forgets after the time passes...etc. The following describes the characteristics of each faction.
The righteous demons who criticize human beings : scolding the industry, scolding the visitors, criticizing the cruelty and viciousness of human beings.
Sympathetic Sympathy for Biological Situation : Sorrow and guilt for wounded animals, want to know why and truth, and wonder about the existence of animals for profit.
Everything has to involve Taiwan's rotten sour people : This kind of thing only happens in Taiwan, it must be Taiwan's fault, foreign countries are the best foreign countries for animals.
The forgetful pie who forgets after the time has passed : It seems a little bad? Is it okay? Is it that serious? Forget it and buy a ticket next month. Then punch the card: finally come to play! It's beautiful and good to shoot~
The above is probably the reflection of various netizens in the message area.

Although there is no video to reveal the uncertain truth, I really don’t feel very good when I learn about this. After all, I was going to go, and my mood is inevitably complicated. I feel very sad just thinking about the self-harm in front of my eyes. This kind of shock I think the lighting and the environment can't be stopped no matter how beautiful it is.

Of course, it is not fair to attack the visitors. Except for those who just want to take beautiful photos, the survival value of the original creatures is not as important as the number of praises; however, whether it is an individual, a parent-child, a couple, I believe that many people go to it. Really out of human instinctive curiosity, I want to use a humble heart to understand the diversity of life on earth. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to go to the bottom of the sea to directly contact marine life. The easiest way is to buy a ticket to visit the marine life museum. There is a difference between the knowledge that can be learned in textbooks and only memorized and the moving by seeing. , there is really no need to deliberately blame the visitor for being an indirect perpetrator.

As for the museum, I also don’t think you need to rush into a witch-hunting attack. After all, it’s not easy to run a large-scale aquatic park. It’s better if you have money to build it. In addition to the way of maintaining the creatures in it, you must also focus on the characteristics of the area. Do professional consideration in all aspects. In recent years, people have a lot of ideas about zoos, marine life museums and other places that enclose the living area of animals. This will involve a lot, so I won't mention it for the time being. I can only say that everything has two sides. idea I know. Because there are not only those who abuse and consume animals in the world; there are also those who love and protect animals. It's not fair to compare the museum with those who treat unarmed creatures badly. From the Japanese personality, they should try to be perfect in everything. Who wants to come to Taiwan for scolding?

Fortunately, not all media have flooded the page with public opinion. In the follow-up, according to relevant scholars of marine science, there are various factors for injuries such as sharks hitting walls and jellyfish amputations, including abnormal or unsuitable water quality, temperature, salinity, and tank bodies. It is possible , and external factors such as people taking pictures with flashing lights, and slapping the wall may also scare the creatures, this is really bad, everyone should be a little virtuous... In my opinion, this kind of low-quality people is no better than profiteers Wherever they go, at least the profiteers will find ways to maintain them for profit, but the low-quality people just build their happiness on the pain of other creatures.

Although this incident has been hyped up, there are still some good phenomena that can be seen in addition to regret. If you let go of your anger first, you will find that this incident has caused many people to start thinking about issues of animals and the environment, which is very precious. And no matter which side the public is on, at least a lot of people are paying attention to this matter, which is better than ignoring it. Everyone starts to think about how to be kind to animals. Although everyone has different ideas and ideas, it is always better to communicate with each other than to say nothing at all. I believe that this incident will be dealt with more actively and re-planned by the museum. I think this incident must be a serious blow to the image of a company that has just opened!
From another perspective, everyone's opinions and ideas are also a kind of supervision and suggestions for the industry. After the accusation, think about what would be better! Finally, I hope that Xpark can work with Taiwan marine scholars to improve the plan and consider the emotions of the people. Come up with better ideas The solution is to hope that the visitors will also be more qualified. The aquatic park is not only a check-in scenic spot, but also a place to learn about life and entertain. I think what everyone should learn from this event is respect, whether it is for people or creatures.

I don't know what everyone thinks about this news and event? Welcome to leave your thoughts~

Reference News: Express/Taoyuan Xpark was exploding jellyfish amputated, stingray hit glass official clarification: absolutely no cruelty to creatures | ETtoday Life News | ETtoday News Cloud https://www.ettoday.net/news/20201015/1831981.htm#ixzz6avcPaFLX