Why Taiwan Matters: An Exhibit at SF Main Library

Dates: February 25 – May 24, 2012
Location: San Francisco Main Library
Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA
Webpage: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1009862001

Why Taiwan Matters is an exhibition that explores the vitality and creativity that can be seen in all aspects of modern Taiwan, from the medical health sector to the ubiquitous convenience stores, from religion to pop music, and from industrial clusters to green technology. This exhibition shares with you Taiwan’s experience of “honing the people’s skills, which turns out to be the most valuable resource in the world today.” (Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, March 10, 2012).

The 34-piece exhibition has been resized to fit the Chinese Center Exhibit Space, located on the 3rd floor of the San Francisco Main Library (100 Larkin Street). The exhibition is free to the public and will continue until May 24.

Description:
A panel exhibit that explores the vitality and creativity that can be seen in all aspects of modern Taiwan, from the medical health sector to the ubiquitous convenience stores, from religion to music, and from industrial clusters to green technology.

By taking advantage of the country’s “soft power,” or gaining influence through persuasion rather than force, Taiwanese people have built a sense of national pride in their lifestyle which accompanied the “economic miracle” that characterized Taiwan in the 1970s.