Globalization and Localization of Heritage Preservation in Taiwan – an Analysis Perspective under the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act

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ABSTRACT:The key contribution to the legislation of heritage preservation in Taiwan primarily derived from the historical monument movements in the 1970s. Specific legislation results include the establishment of Council for Cultural Affairs and the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act in 1982. Although the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act is the first subjective cultural act, its lack of structure during the initial commencement stages made it un-conducive to heritage preservation and thus unable to meet the people's expectations. Therefore, throughout the 33 years after the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, the Act has been amended 6 times. These amendments reflect the degree of importance that the society has attached to heritage preservation, and the innovative system also showcases the progress in preservation concepts and methods. These innovative orientations, such as emphasizing on the authenticity and integrity of heritage preservation, intangible cultural heritage, and cultural diversity, conform to the international preservation trends. They are also local trends such as encouraging community participation, adaptive-reuse, or enhancing the local governments' powers to implement local cultural governance. This is particularly true for the fifth comprehensive revision in 2005, which has symbolic significance because its contents epitomized the heritage preservation work while moving Taiwan's heritage preservation system towards globalization and localization. Therefore, we analyzed the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act amendment and revision processes over the past 33 years to highlight the innovations in Taiwan's cultural heritage work and illustrate their globalization and localization features. Finally, we proposed recommendations for Taiwan's preservation work in the future as the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act is about to undergo its seventh amendment in 2015.

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“…It presents the expansion and progressive development characteristics of single-point historic site preservation-block preservationspecial area preservation. The Cultural Assets Preservation Law, enacted in 1982 and revised several times, is the main law for historical preservation in Taiwan [81]. The decree has also undergone several adjustments in the concept of protection, changing from earlier reconstruction to encouraging the protection of historical and cultural heritage in the form of renovation or maintenance.…”

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“…As a result, historical monuments built by Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) and Japanese were also registered in the protection list. The preservation act was again amended in 2005 and this marked a new milestone for cultural asset preservation in Taiwan (Chen and Fu, 2015). Compared to the previous laws, the 2005 version embraced the adoption of modern technologies and materials for repairs, citizen participation, and more attention was to be given to the concept of intangible cultural heritage (ibid, 2015).…”