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Wenchang Temple
Fig.1 Wenchang Temple.

Wenchang Temple

The Wenchang Temple is built in simple temple form, bearing skills and techniques of traditional craftsman. The roof of the temple is decorated with swallow tail ridges, as if flying swallows had settled to form the skyline. The main Gods worshipped in the main hall are the Wenchang Dijun and the Five Wenchang Gods (Wenchang Dijun, Guansheng Dijun, Fuyou Dijun, Kuidou Xinjun, and Zhuyi Shenjun). The Wenchang Dijun is the guardian of all students and scholars, worshipped in seek of a nation with flourishing culture and a wealth of talents. To the left and right of the main hall are the theater patriarchs (Lord Xi-Qin, Marshal Tien-Tu, and Meng-Fu) and carpenter patriarchs (Master Luban, Master Lugong, and Master Hoyeh), worshipped for the pursuit of Taiwanese traditional art skills and techniques to be further inherited and developed.

Scholar Huang’s Residence
Fig.2 Scholar Huang’s Residence

Scholar Huang’s Residence

Scholar Huang’s Residence, built in 1877, was home to Yilan’s first-degree scholar Huan Zuan-Xu. Originally set in front of Yilan City’s Yoai Department Store, the residence was scheduled to be torn down in the 1990s due to urban development plans; however, it was moved to the NCFTA in June of 2001 for restoration so that such precious traditional architecture could be preserved. The restoration project workers dismantled and numbered every brick, tile and wood, then restored the residence in traditional architectural techniques. The restoration project was led by well-known carpenters Lin Tien-Fa and Lee Ching-Tan, both worked on-site to preserve the only first-degree scholar residence left in Yilan, setting the first record case in Yilan of removing and restoring a hundred-year traditional architecture.

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Fig.3 Guanghsiao Shrine

Guanghsiao Shrine

The Guanghsiao Shrine was initially a Cheng Family Temple built between 1921 and 1925, it was originally called the “Guanghsiao Alliance”; it wasn’t until the building was completed was it officially named the “Guanghsiao Shrine”. The Guanhsiao Shrine is a traditional family temple of Guangdong Chaochou style. The letters “詩(shi, poetry), 禮(li, rites)”engraved on the front door plaque shows the family is scholarly and cultured. Water-caltrop flower shaped brass doorknockers and the bagua (eight trigrams) pattern sculpture decorate the traditional front doors. The hexagon tiles on the outer corridors not only look like turtle shells which symbolize a firm basis and longevity, but also like a bee nest structure that symbolizes unity. To the left and right of the main hall, brick-like square tiles form the “田(tien, farmland)” character, meaning the family has a wealth of land. In the middle, the floor is patterned with diamond shaped tiles, where the tile seams form the character “人(ren, people)”, representing hope for a big family.

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Fig.4 Wenchang Boulevard

Wenchang Boulevard

The Wenchang Boulevard is designed with reference to townhouse settings in Hsinchu Hukou, Sanshia, Lukang, and Taipei Dadaocheng. In order to recreate the environment and atmosphere of a traditional settlement, the NCFTA has included elements such as traditional markets, street settings and shops in its design. The old street is set with mainly traditional Taiwanese buildings, with the shops facing streets and factories in the back, and the second floors used as dwellings and for storage. During the Japanese Rule Period, the Japanese began building Baroque architecture with complex decorations so as to improve living environment and quality; they included designs such as Greek pediments, parapets, ash piling, cut-and-paste ceramics, and Cochin pottery. Architectures on Wenchang Boulevard also include modernistic features of the Showa Era during the Japanese Rule; its washing finish of stucco techniques with simple lines and geometric shapes is entirely different from the Baroque style. The street façade imitates the style of parapets and pediments and yet, Taiwanese traditional townhouse facades decorated with Cochin pottery made by artist Chu Yi-cheng are interspersed among the Western style architectures of the Japanese Rule Period. The Wenchang Boulevard also showcases the characteristic of traditional streets where the beginning and the end buildings are missing from sight. This is due not only to the Han people’s feng shui concept of “hiding the wind and gathering Chi” or for fire prevention purposes, but also to prevent burglary as well, as burglars cannot foresee anti-burglary measures taken on a winding street.

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Fig.5 Luban Boulevard

Luban Boulevard

The Luban Boulevard is named after the carpenter patriarch Luban. Along the right of the Boulevard are five buildings in the design of a hand, symbolizing “the hand of craftsmanship” and conveys the warmth of arts and crafts. The Boulevard is composed of shale rocks and flowing river of Yilan Hanxi, stressing the geographical scenery of Yilan’s mountains and rivers. The sparkle of the water is reflected on the black tiled Japanese architectures, awarded the Fifth Far Eastern Architectural Design Awards for its unique design. The five buildings each represent one of the five elements: fire (glass), earth (pottery), wood (carpentry), water (blue dye), and metal (metal work). The Boulevard, with its spacious courtyard and red brick buildings, provides an opportunity for visitors to interact with and thoroughly experience the elegance of arts and crafts The earth art display of the “Spinning Tops of Time” is produced by Woody Icon. The spinning tops are a representation of childhood memories and growing pains, Woody Icon recreated the common memory of Taiwanese children through the craftsmanship of traditional latches. Visitors can re-etch their own growth on a ride on the tops.

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Fig.6 Waterfront Boulevard

Waterfront Boulevard

Located at the central-southwestern part of the NCFTA, the Waterfront Boulevard is not on the same height as the paralleling Wenchang Boulevard. Through the difference in geographic heights and with interspersed alleys, lanes, stairs and architectures in imitation of old street settlements in Juifen and Tamsui, a different look is created for the old street architectures. Looking down into the Waterfront Boulevard from the arch on the Moon River, it can be seen that the Boulevard, with its riverside and townhouses of different heights, replicates the atmosphere of Jiangnan (the south of the Yangtze River) in its glittering river, arch bridge, and flowing water. You can take a boat ride to savor fine tea and the tranquility on the Moon River.

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Fig.7 Concert Hall

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall stages many traditional theater performances and provides as a venue for the inheritance and showcasing of traditional arts. The Concert Hall watches over the Taiwanese traditional theater arts, highlights the beauty of culture and is the flowing water that runs in the inheritance of traditional arts. It ensures that traditional performing arts is passed down in time, and stresses the importance and value of traditional arts to the Taiwanese people.

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Fig.8 Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Hall

The Exhibition Hall collects and showcases traditional arts artifacts and holds regular exhibitions; it is also the venue for special thematic and research achievement displays. The displays reveal the nature of traditional arts and crafts and convey the craftsmen’s dedications; even in their static state, the artifacts can interact with its audience and manifest before the audience’s eyes how they once coexisted with and in traditional culture and people’s daily lives.

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Fig.9 Chiang Wei-shiu Theater Hall

Chiang Wei-shiu Theater Hall

Located at the center of the NCFTA, the Chiang Wei-shui Theater Hall is part of the traditional theater exhibition. The Theater Hall is the largest indoor performance venue in the NCFTA with a 400 plus seating capacity, it holds different exhibitions every year and serves as a significant platform for Taiwanese traditional arts sector to interact with the world. Topnotch performance groups are invited to stage powerful performances, presenting visual feasts for art lovers.

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