Following the Ministry of Culture’s (MOC) launch of the “100 Cultural Bases” project on Dec. 3, Culture Minister Li Yuan visited local community organizations and cultural attractions in Hualien County on Dec. 9 to evaluate the project implementation.
The cultural organizations included Akay Playlife (阿改玩生活：耕吧．園區), ShanDongYe Theater (山東野表演坊), and NiuLi Community Interchange Association (牛犁社區交流協會) under the umbrella of “Mount County (山下線)” that aims to create a cultural corridor for regional revitalization in Hualien, offering the chance for young people to return to their hometowns.
In addition, Minister Li also visited Haihao Bookstore (孩好書屋), a shop focusing on books about marine environment and works by local authors, with the goal of preserving memories of bygone cultural scenes to pass them on to the next generation.
Minister Li noted that the diverse cultural attractions of Hualien have immense potential, and that through collaboration with public sector cultural parks such as the Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park and the Hualien Railway Culture Park, the MOC can greatly enhance the visibility of these unique local cultures.