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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Central Library (NCL) took Fellowship recipients and their families to visit the TaipeiEye on the night of October 14. About 49 participants from 22 different countries attended the event and enjoyed the traditional Taiwanese Opera performances.

Both Minster Tang Kuo-ting (譚國定) from the Department of Policy Planning, MOFA, and the Acting Director General Weng Chih-tsung (翁誌聰), NCL, expressed greetings to the attendees. Acting Director General Weng Chih-tsung also spoke of traditions related to the Moon Festival to the scholars. The TaipeiEye arranged an English guided tour, introducing the venue's specialties, and the plot of ‘The Mermaid's Tale’. Introducing the performance style of Taiwanese Opera and the show's background to the scholars.

The scholars partook in a host of cultural experiencing activities. Including paper cutting, traditional outfit try-ons, oil paints on skin, etc. Through different perspectives of the before and after of the stage performance, the scholars were able to have a profound grasp of the cultural connotations that night.