This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
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This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
This website introduces the life of Jiang Wei-shui (1891-1931), focusing on the process and influence of the social movements that he, as a Taiwanese intellectual during the Japanese Occupation Period, promoted with concepts from the humanities and education.
An introduction to the collection and research materials of Feng Fei-fei, the famous singer nicknamed “Queen of Hats.” The website also serves as a guide to her songs recorded on CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records collected in the Library’s digital materials section.
Special selection from the library’s collection of Taiwan’s ancient contracts, including official documents and private contracts. It also offer explanations of the ancient contracts on exhibition which provide insight into the tenancy system of Taiwan’s agriculture in the 18th and the 19th centuries.
Cultural relics donated by the musician, Professor Robert Scholz (1902-1986), including musical scores, selected works, manuscripts, audio tapes, personal collections, manuscripts of memorial essays, etc.
NCL’s special collection of photo images and materials of Taiwan taken by Western photographers, Western missionaries, correspondence photographers from the Japanese army, etc., from the 19th century. It also features articles and explanations written by Taiwanese historians and experts.
A special selection of early stone tablets and steles of Taiwan (18th-20th centuries) with explanations is featured. It also serves as a guide to enhance appreciation of the art of stone tablets and steles and to understand the historical significance of the stone tablets and steles with respect to politics, the economy, social education, etc. Recent stone tablets, such as the Memorial Tablet for the 921 Earthquake, are included as well.
The display introduces literary magazines published in Taiwan from the prewar period to the year 2000. Through feature films, chronicles of events, explanations, etc. literary magazines of Taiwan from different periods of time over the past one hundred years are presented.
The display introduces the library collection of the Liberty Lottery Tickets, including illustrations, contents, propaganda slogans, etc., guiding the audience to learn indirectly about the changes in Taiwan’s society and Taiwan’s economic development through the illustrations of the Liberty Lottery Tickets.
The display introduces the Library’s collection of old postcards from the Japanese Occupation Period. The images of the postcards include photos and hand-painted pictures, and the themes include people, landscape, architecture, local products, customs, etc., that depict the customs and culture of Taiwan in earlier times.
The display introduces the landscape of Keelung Harbor as a marine city with the “Painting of Keelung the Marine City” in the style of Chinese painting. It was painted in 1893 by Yao Hong, a clerk at the Office of the Provincial Governor of Taiwan at that time.
The exhibition shows paintings and calligraphic works of Taiwan’s scholars from the Qing Dynasty to the Japanese Occupation Period. The works on display have been specially selected from the collections of the National Library, the Taipei City Archives, and the National Museum of History.
The display exhibits the Library’s collection of old pictures of Taipei, divided into different categories, such as schools, folk production and industries, religion, politics, etc., to show Taipei’s cityscape, customs and culture, and the life of its citizens from earlier times.
The exhibition features the paintings and calligraphic works of contemporary artists and calligraphers that are displayed on the walls of the National Central Library. They highlight the artistic styles of famous contemporary painters and calligraphers.
The display features the Library’s collection of diverse images of Taipei City and introduces the historical changes of the city’s gates and the development of streets and roads around those gates.
Among the Library’s collection of postcards published during the Japanese Occupation Period are those of images of Taipei City on display. These postcards highlight the city’s culture and landscape, including its public facilities, architecture, industries and businesses from the past.
This exhibit is part of the Library’s digital audio/visual service system which serves as a guide to interviews of celebrities and recordings of speeches given by famous individuals, including the only extant recording made by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a particularly precious artifact.