National Center for Traditional Arts _About Us

commenced a series of events making us the main organization for traditional arts in Taiwan.

General Information

1. Organizational Aims:

According to the scheduled plans approved by the Executive Yuan, the aim of this center is to make sure that traditional arts can be passed on to future generations. In addition, in order to extend the influence of our traditions and to encourage more participation by people in the local residential area, we have now clearly defined this cultural park as a governmental organization that is managed by a private company under the supervision of the government.

2. Our Vision of Space Planning:

Our center is situated at the downstream of the Dong Shan River in Wujie township. Dong Shan Water Park is only across the river from us and our park can be easily reached by the coastal highway. The total space of the park covers some 24 hectares and was built to meet the needs of traditional theater, music, dance, arts, and acrobatics. The park has 21 buildings and sites in total. An explanation of various spaces and infrastructure at the park is provided below:

1. Entrance and Parking Area:

This area includes the main avenue, central controls, entrance to the traditional theatre performance area, promotion and development zones for traditional arts as well as parking areas for scooters, parking areas for small cars (including two pedestrian paths to the entrance of the drama and art zones), parking areas for large cars and roads linking the park to roads outside the park.

2. Administration and Accommodation Sites

This area includes administration offices, halls of residence for students and tutors, a communal area and a canteen.

3. Study Area for Traditional Arts

This area consists of the Modern Theater, the Traditional Music Hall, the Graduate School of Traditional Arts and the Library. There are also study and rehearsal spaces in the theater. The music hall has spaces for research and teaching and there is also a space for rehearsals in the stadium.

4. Traditional Theatre Performance Areas

This area includes the Modern Theatre, the Traditional Music Hall, the Exhibition Center and an outdoor theater and plaza.

5. Promotion and Development Zones for Traditional Arts

This includes areas such as the Exhibition Center, the Guang-Hsiao Hall, the Artists’ Studios, the Traditional Toy Center, the Wen-Chang Hall, the Traditional Theatre, food stands, the House of Huang and the Informational center.

6. The Experience Zone

This includes the North and South Gates, wetlands, inner river banks, an outdoor plaza (this is used for traditional acrobats, traditional athletics and larger performances), a botanical garden, self-guided nature trails and a sewerage treatment area.