Amis Folk Center
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阿美民俗中心 | |
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 Interactive map of Amis Folk Center | |
| Location | Chenggong, Taitung County, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 23°01′08.2″N 121°19′27.9″E / 23.018944°N 121.324417°E |
| Type | cultural center |
| Surface | 2 hectares |
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| Opened | November 1995 |
The Amis Folk Center (Chinese: 阿美民俗中心; pinyin: Āměi Mínsú Zhōngxīn) is a cultural center in Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan about Amis people.
The center was opened in November 1995.[1]
Architecture
The center has an area of around 2 hectares in size.[1] The main building of family and festival houses are based on the hand drawings of Guangfu Township in Hualien County from 1943 by a Japanese ethnologist. The buildings are the imitation of Shaman's house in Taibalang community in Hualien County. The center has an outdoor performance square and an outlook that can hold 2,000 people at one time.[2]
