The event was organized to show off official achievements, educate citizens, and provide leisure activities, and attracted 3.3 million visitors from Taiwan and abroad in just 50 days--that's 50 % more than Taiwan's total population at the time.
這項集政績宣導、教化民眾，及觀光休閒等功能的活動，在台北公會堂（今中山堂）、新公園，及草山（今陽明山）等地舉行，短短 50 天吸引了台灣內外三百三十多萬人次的參觀狂潮，超過當時全台總人口的一半。