【看英文中國郵報學英文】台灣交通部觀光局預計將2020年定為「脊梁山脈旅遊年」，積極推廣台灣山岳步道之美。

Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau is stepping up efforts to make a strong case for hiking in the country’s mountain ranges as it prepares to market 2020 as the Year of Mountain Tourism.

週三，觀光局表示，這次與負責核發登山許可證的內政部營建署，建立專家小組，共同推動12條特色登山路線。

The bureau has joined with the Construction and Planning Agency, which is responsible for distributing mountain permits, to set up a panel of experts and develop 12 mountain trails around Taiwan with unique cultural features, it said in a statement Wednesday.

在過去，若個人要前往台灣國家公園內的「自然保留區」，必須向警政署和營建署申請許可證。

Individuals who have wanted to visit restricted “ecological protected areas” in Taiwan’s national parks had to apply for permits from both the National Police Agency and the Construction and Planning Agency in the past.

營建署表示，新的申請方式已經正式上線，登山客只要向營建署申請，且申請過程非常迅速。

But the Construction and Planning Agency launched a new mountain permit application portal that requires mountain visitors to apply for only one permit, and provides fast-track processing to expedite applications, the bureau said.

台灣擁有獨特的自然環境，登山健行也成為許多台灣人的休閒娛樂。然而，近年來攀登台灣山岳風氣也越來越盛行。

That environment has made hiking and mountain climbing one of the favorite pastimes of Taiwan residents, but exploring Taiwan’s mountains has become even more popular in recent years.

2018年，外國遊客申請登山許可證佔了7.24％。

In 2018, foreign nationals accounted for 7.24 percent of the permits issued.