King Boat Cultural Museum
王船文化館 | |
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| Established | 2024 (planned) |
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| Location | Donggang, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°27′49.4″N 120°27′36.1″E / 22.463722°N 120.460028°E |
| Type | museum |
The King Boat Cultural Museum (traditional Chinese: 王船文化館; simplified Chinese: 王船文化馆; pinyin: Wáng Chuán Wénhuàguǎn) is a museum under construction in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History[edit]
The planning to establish the museum started in 2018 to preserve the King Boat ceremony culture.[1] The groundbreaking ceremony for the museum was held on 22 December 2021 officiated by Pingtung County Magistrate Pan Men-an.[2] The museum is scheduled to be opened in 2024.[3]
Architecture[edit]
The design of the museum resembles a ship on the sea. It has an opening at the top to represent the eye of a dragon and wavy lines at the bottom to represent the sea waves.[2] The museum will also include a theater, audio visual room, library and classroom.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pingtung County announces plans to establish a museum to preserve the culture of King Boat Ceremony". Ministry of Culture. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Kuo, Chu-chen; Wu, Amber (23 December 2021). "Pingtung breaks ground on King Boat cultural museum". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Donggang museum to host full-scale king boat". Taipei Times. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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