Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, AZ. -- June 25, 2012 -- Burton Barr Central Library will host two photo exhibits, "The Many Splendors of Taiwan" and "Taiwan Plugging into the World," July 1 - 31, 2012 in the second floor reading room at 1221 N. Central Ave. The exhibits are free and open to the public.

"The Many Splendors of Taiwan" highlights the folk customs of the Taiwanese people. "Plugging into the World" provides insight into the development of new technologies that have propelled Taiwan from an agrarian past into one of Asia's most advanced e-economies. (Click here for high resolution images.)

An official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the exhibits is scheduled at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 12. Hands-on activities for children and adults will showcase the beauty of Taiwanese culture and folk arts.

The exhibits celebrate the 33-year sister city relationship between Taipei, Taiwan and Phoenix. They are coordinated by the Phoenix Sister Cities Taipei Committee and the Arizona Chinese Mandarin and Culture Academy, and presented by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.

For more information about the exhibit, call Taipei Chair Lin Ling Lee or Wen Chyi Chiu at 602-418-8895 or email azcmca@hotmail.com. Additional information is also available by calling Amy Wang in the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office at 323-782-8765, ext. 204.

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