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Updated Thursday, July 12, 2007 0:00 am TWN, By David Hsu, Special to The China Post



	For anyone who comes to Taiwan to learn about local traditional folk arts, the National Center for Traditional Arts (NCTA,國立傳統藝術中心) is a must-see. Almost all of Taiwan’s traditional folk arts can be found at the ... Enlarge Photo

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NCTA preserves traditional folk arts

In order to promote the beauty of traditional handicraft, the center, apart from eagerly safeguarding cultural artifacts, works continuously to carry out all kinds of plans for preservation, study and research, and teaching and learning activities.

The center hopes that through forming traditional master-pupil relationships, the scattered and lost traditional skills will be saved, and new works will give new life to the culture of handicraft.

How to get there:

By car, coming from Taipei

1. From National Freeway No.5 exit at Luodong (羅東) (Wujie) interchange, turn left onto Route 196 (Wujie Road). Pass Wujie (五結) city center and turn right to the Northern Coastal Road (Provincial Road No.2). After passing the Jialiyuan Bridge, the center will be in sight.

2. From the Provincial Coastal Highway No.2, pass Kamalan Bridge and Jialiyuan Bridge. NCTA will be in sight when you reach kilometer mark 158.

By car, coming from Hualien (花蓮)

1. From National Freeway No.5 exit at Luodong (Wujie) interchange. The rest is the same as coming from Taipei.

2. From the Suao-Hualien (蘇花) Highway, turn right to enter Provincial Road No.9. And then turn right and go towards Taipei and merge onto Provincial Coastal Highway No.2. The center will be in sight when you reach kilometer mark 158.

By train or by bus

1. Disembark at the Luodong Train Station (03-9542-117), and take a 15-minute taxi ride.

2. Take a Kuo-Kuang bus (03-9542-054), and disembark at Dazhong Temple. Then walk for about 10 minutes.

The park is open from Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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