• 2025-10-22

Since the commencement of construction on September 1, 2022, the Southern Branch of the National Central Library and the National Repository Library have been actively advancing various operational projects, aiming to provide high-quality national-level reading and archival services for the public in southern Taiwan upon their opening.

To gather insights from the academic community for the planning of future operations, formulation of development strategies, creation of an international academic platform, and promotion of collaboration among libraries and research institutions in southern Taiwan—as well as to encourage foreign scholars to conduct research in the region—the National Central Library, in collaboration with the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, held the Symposium on Promoting Sinological Collaboration in Southern Taiwan and the Vision for the Southern Branch of the National Central Library and the National Repository Library on August 28, 2025.

The discussion session was chaired by Dr. Chih-Tsung Weng, Deputy Director-General of the National Central Library, and attended by 26 representatives from museums and academic institutions, including the National Palace Museum. During the symposium, representatives from the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, the Center for the Study of Chinese Thought and Culture at National Cheng Kung University, the National Science and Technology Museum, and the Department of Chinese Literature at National Sun Yat-sen University shared their insights on the development of Sinological and Taiwan Studies resources. The event featured active discussions and constructive exchanges among all participants.