Social Development
FENC engages with stakeholders to determine material topics each year, establishes management approaches and effectiveness evaluating mechanisms, and designates authority to respond to stakeholders.
Nearly half a century had passed since the founding of Far Eastern Memorial Foundation. In recent years, the foundation has been sponsoring a multitude of arts and cultural events and organizations, including Far Eastern International Forum for Architecture, children’s vision care campaigns, Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group, Rhong-Shing Chorus, Asian Cultural Council and the Little Yellow Cap campaign for promoting vulnerable individual protection services (VIPS). The foundation also funded Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C., publishing Confucius-Mencius Monthly and editing Confucius-Mencius Journal. Such support has provided ample resources for more arts and cultural organizations to flourish and release the infinite power of art. The investments made by the foundation over the last four years had reached nearly NT$160 million, and the 2023 highlights are as follows:
Interdisciplinary Dialogue to Create Livable, Inclusive and Sustainable Environment
Far Eastern International Forum for Architecture
In 2023, Far Eastern Memorial Foundation hosted Far Eastern Humanities and Arts Forum, and invited Japanese artist Ikuko Sakawaki and Taiwanese artist Shen Zhen, who is also the chairman of Art Society of China, to engage in a dialogue on Chinese and Japanese art through their perspectives. The dialogue was accompanied by a demonstration by the artists and guqin performance, bringing a magnificent cultural feast to nearly 300 audience members.
2023 Far Eastern Architectural Design Award – Rediscovering Dadaocheng
The first Historic Tour Month was held in August 2022 and received wide acclaims. The program returned with 16 tours planned for April 2023, and all were fully booked shortly after the registration began. Nearly 600 participants attended the tours, which were held in Dadaocheng, a significant trading port in northern Taiwan during the late Qing dynasty. The tours were led by Professor Chien-Lang Lee, Professor Emeritus Tsung-Hsien Chou, Professor Ching-Chih Lee and expert Charles Lin. They walked with the participants, who appreciated history, architecture and culture along the streets of the most charming historic district in Taipei, listening to untold stories and taking in the splendor of Dadaocheng with each step. As they tasted the elegant tea and refreshments, they were also savoring the local culture through the architecture and history.
Far Eastern Architectural Design Award – Historic Tour II / Historic Building Tours With Experts (Chinese)
Urban Detective Ching-Chih Lee on Historic Buildings of Dadaocheng (Chinese)
Website of Far Eastern International Forum for Architecture (Chinese)
