But in recent years a variety of new leisure activities have sprung up in many places, from jet-skis and banana boats in Kenting in southern Taiwan, recalling Thailand's Phuket Island, to the enthusiasm for whale-watching in eastern Taiwan, as well as yacht trips to take in scenic views all around the island. Taiwanese clearly have begun to rethink their ideas about the sea.
直到近年，各地陸續興起了形形色色的遊憩活動，從水上摩托車、香蕉船熱情奔馳於南台灣墾丁海灣，儼然普吉島風情再現，到東岸吹起的賞鯨熱潮，以及各地遊艇載客出海賞景的新時尚，多少豐富了台灣民眾對海的想像。