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The study tour has gone through many changes over the years which correspond with Taiwan's changing politics and economy.

When the tour first started 1967, the program hosted 60 – 70 participants from America and Canada, with an age range of between 14 and 25, at a small college in Taiwan.

As the popularity of the program grew, the number of participants increased and the headquarters moved to Jiantan Campus in Taipei in the 1970s.

The average size of the program grew to 100 – 200 students up until 1988 and in 1989 peaked exponentially at 1200 participants.

Due to the overwhelming increase in demand participants had to be placed in two separate campuses in 1990, one remaining at Jiantan Campus and the other new one held at Taipei's Tam Kang Campus.