"alai" hou taigu-bang e phoe:

Yingko Museum unveils facets of culture via clay
/ Engko Phokbutkoan iong thou5 tianlam bunhoa e kok hongbin

2001/11/20
Nancy T. Lu, The China Post
/ Alai hoanek


Civilizations have left their imprints often on clay, making it worthwhile and interesting to visit a museum with a collection of ceramics or pottery. 

/ Bunbeng ong-ong ti thou-nih lau5-loh in-e hun5jiah, soui hui5a2 phokbutkoan chin tat8lih chhamkoan, ma chin chhu3bi7.


But dropping by a ceramics museum for a one-stop look at the customs, culture and aesthetics of different regions today will lead to the discovery that "the differences in the earth, the difficulty in obtaining glaze materials and the firing techniques result in ceramics that display different textures and expressive methods," pointed out Wu Chin-feng, the director of the Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum. 

/ Tansi kinajit khi hui5a2 phokbutkoan chit-ui to-etang khoann-tioh kokte e hongsiok, bun5hoa3, kah bisutphin, etang hoat-hian "thou5 e bo5kang7, iu7ioh8 e u7bo5, kah siohoe2 e kisut e7 hou7 hui5a2 bo-kangkhoan e chai5chit kah piau2cheng5," Gou Kimhong anne kong, i si Taipakkoan Engko Hui-a Phokbutkoan koantiunn.


He added: "Varied regional cultures and different experiences in abstract thought and vision also produce clear divergences in the form of the objects. Therefore, a country's unique cultural characteristics can be expressed through the union of fire and earth."

/ I koh kong, "Bokang e souchai e bunhoa chham bokang e thiusiong7 siunnhoat kah khoannhoat e kenggiam long cho3chhut chin bokangkhoan e mihkiann heng5chong7. Soui kong, kokka e bunhoa teksek etang ui3 thou5 kah hoe2 e kiathap piautat-chhutlai."


The museum is laying out a special red carpet for the visiting delegates to the AdASIA 2001 Taipei today. 

/ Hui-a Phokbutkoan kinajit tekpiat phou ang5te7than2 hoangeng lai Taipak chhamka AdASIA 2001 e kui3pin.


The ongoing exhibitions in the museum located in the town made famous by pottery are: "Second Taipei Ceramics Awards Exhibition," "International Large-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition," and "The Beauty of Yingko Teapots." 

/ Ti hui-a chhutmia e Engko e chit-keng Phokbutkoan laite e tianlam u: "Te-2-kai Taipak Hui-a Chiong2 Tianlam," "Kokche Toaheng Hui-a Tiausok Tianlam," kah "Engko Te5kou2 e Sui2."


Yingko used to be a town identified only with imitation ceramics and replicas of the prized porcelains in the National Palace Museum. But local craftsmen, with encouragement from the government, eventually took to creating original modern ceramics. Ceramic art likewise ceased to be tied to "traditional functionalism." 

/ Engko koe3khi3 si hong2che3 hui-a asi hok8che3 Kou3keng Phokbut-inn laite e hui-a ti chhumia. Tansi ti chenghu e koule ebin, chai7te7-e saihu khaisi chhongcho kati-e hiantai hui-a. Hui-a e gesut ma bokoh sioliam-tioh "thoanthong-e kongleng."


The town of Yingko, often visited by tourists, has been hosting regularly in recent years special exhibitions of ceramic art, even inviting prominent international ceramists to display their works during such events. 

/ Chhengchai u koankongkeh lai chhamkoan, Engko choekin kuia-ni long teng7ki5 u hui-a gesut e tianlam, ma e7 iauchhiann kokche umia-e hui-a-sai lai tangche tianlam in-e chokphin.


The International Ceramics Workshop and International Large-Scale Ceramics Sculpture Exhibition have been designed to broaden the perspective of ceramic artists and ceramics lovers in Taiwan. This year's participants include Hiromu Okuda from Japan, Nina Hole from Denmark, Arina Ailincai from Romania, Barbara Nanning from the Netherlands, Jim Leedy from the United States, and local ceramic artists Hsu Yung-hsu and Chen Cheng-hsun. 

/ Chit-kai e Kokche Hui-a Gensiphoe kah Kokche Toaheng Hui-a Tiausok Tianlam si boeh hou Taioan e hui-a gesutka chham ai-hui-a e lang khaigankai. Kinn-ni chhamka-e u Jitpun e Hiromu Okuda, Denmark e Nina Hole, Romania e Arina Ailincai, Holand e Barbara Nanning, Bikok e Jim Leedy, chham chaite e hui-a gesutka Hsu Yung-hsu [kokgi] kah Chen Cheng-hsun [kokgi].


The Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum (Tel. 8677-2727) is located at 200 Wenhua Road in Yingko Town, Taipei County. 

/ Taipakkoan Engko Hui-a Phokbutkoan (Tianoe: 8677-2727) si ti Taipakkoan, Engkotin, Bunhoalou 220-ho.