Calligraphy Desk at the Beitou Public Assembly Hall 北投公民会馆
Beitou Park features an number of structures which have been preserved and now serve as museums. One of these structures is the Beitou Public Assembly Hall. Basically is is supposed to be used as a meeting place. One needs to take off these shoes before entering the place. I think is to help keep the impossibly shiny wooden floor as immaculate as possible. In fact, you might be almost ashamed to be walking on the floor with shoes for fear of ruining it. However, it is what is inside here that counts. It seems this place has been turned into an art musuem. At the time of my visit, it was exhibiting the works of someone who is known for their skill in calligraphy.
Gallery of Works at the Beitou Public Assembly Hall 北投公民会馆
I have not heard of this person but it seem that his works is quite well respected. Admiring someone’s penmanship is probably not a western thing but it is here in the far east. Handwriting or more accurate calligraphy is an art onto itself. I have seen other places in Taiwan and even mainland China where calligraphy is put on display for the public. Perhaps even more amusingly, there would be people with giant water soaked brushes and they would write on the pavement. People would then gather around them to admire the writing.
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