Art in Taiwan
A melting pot for different cultures, Taiwan has a great number of
historically important monuments and places of attraction inviting
thousands of tourists from all over the world to travel Taiwan
every
year.
The Cultural Heritage Preservation Law adopted in 1980ies ensured safe
keeping of priceless art works belonging to different spheres and
periods.
Architecture of Taiwan combines features of Japanese,
Chinese,
European, as well as indigenous aboriginal traditions and this can be
seen in the historical city areas, gorgeous temples and some official
buildings around the country.
Some of the forms of art
in Taiwan that are especially appreciated
include calligraphy, embroidery, sculpture, silk painting and paper
cutting (remember those amazing paper umbrellas and the Lantern
festival), various kinds of ware, etc.
The National Palace Museum in Taipei boasts collections of Oriental art
that have no analogues in the world. As the exhibitions show only some
portions of works at a time, each visit to the museum could be a new
adventure, and seeing all of the art pieces would take around 12 years.
If you travel Taiwan with no such intention on you mind, try and visit
some more sightseeings
and attractions of Taiwan, like Taipei Fine Arts
Museum presenting the picture of modern art in Taiwan. Catalogues of
the museum that are published annually will give you a notion of the
shows and let decide what exactly you would fancy studying while you
travel Taiwan.
Some more local museums worth visiting when you travel Taiwan are the
Kaohsiung Museum of Art, Nantou Bamboo Arts Museum, the Taoyuan Chinese
Furniture Museum and the Taitung City Museum of Aboriginal Culture.
Theater-lovers will not waste the chance to listen to the Taiwanese
Opera that has evolved from aboriginal folk music and preserves the
unique charm of ancient times supplemented with modern technology in
decorations and special effects. Some of the best theater troupes
include Ming Hwa Yuan Theater Troupe, the Ho Lo Taiwanese Opera Troupe,
etc.
Stages of Taipei's National Concert Hall and National Theater see
numerous international performances, and city clubs are the
places where you can immerse into contemporary pop culture.
The bright festivals that are open to large public are also not to be
missed.
Travel Taiwan, see the best
places in Taiwan for yourself and it is
only then that the words you've read will come to life for you with the
unforgettable scenes of Oriental world.
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