Taipei Cultural Center in New York celebrates its 30th anniversary!

The Taipei Cultural Center in New York (TCC) , which was established as the first overseas office of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture in 1991, is celebrating the 30th anniversary with a series of virtual events, including an online piano concert, cinema features, and three commemorative videos throughout the second half of 2021.

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TCC was formerly known as Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York. (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture)

Due to the pandemic, TCC is unable to invite friends from all over the world for an in-person gathering. Instead, TCC hopes to celebrate via a number of exciting virtual events. The first event will be An Evening with Taiwanese Piano Stars - Ching-Yun Hu with Young Piano Talents, co-presented by TCC, Yun International Music Foundation (YIMF), and Flushing Town Hall (FTH). The event will be broadcast live on July 31, as the opening concert of PYPA Piano Festival and as part of New York’s Flushing Town Hall online program on August 14, allowing us to share the vibrant energy of the Taiwanese artistic community.

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TCC hosted a virtual event celebrating it 30th anniversary. (Photo / Provided by the Ministry of Culture)

The second event will be a virtual film series featuring seven spine-chilling ghost/horror films at the end of August , in accordance with Taiwan's Ghost Month, which is observed in the 7th month of the lunar calendar. The series, co-presented by New York Asian Film Festival, reflects the surge of Taiwanese genre films in recent years, among which horror/ghost films make up the most burgeoning one.