Department of Cultural Affairs

2024 Ancestral Heritage Exhibition by Taipei City Archives

This year, the Taipei City Archives is hosting a creative genealogy competition as part of the Dragon Judy exhibition. In addition to showcasing the 58 award-winning works from the 2024 Creative Genealogy Design Competition in the Graphic and Three-Dimensional categories, which include special prizes, excellence awards, and outstanding works, the exhibition also features many scheduled exhibitions.

Visitors, for instance, will learn about the origins of family names, tribe names and given names and the characters that accompany them at the “Exploring Surnames” (姓氏探究) exhibit. Topics like compound surnames, rare surnames, gender equality in surnames, and the origins and structure of generational names will also be covered. 

At the “Ancestral Traces” (覓探族跡) exhibit, visitors learn how to collect data and create a family tree. Meanwhile, the “Indigenous Names, deciphering Tribal Names” (原始之名．姓氏解密) exhibition explores the  naming traditions of the 16 indigenous tribes. 

Finally, the “Family Spread Across the World” (族佈天下) exhibit gives visitors an understanding about the origins of ancestral halls and how ancestral halls are sacred places for tracing roots. The Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall—the most complete ancestral hall for worship in Taipei and the largest ancestral hall for the Chen surname in the Taipei area, is specially featured at the exhibition area. The exhibition will screen traditional, solemn ancestral worship videos of Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall. Through this Ancestral Heritage Exhibition, it is hoped that more people will understand the multifaceted meaning of family genealogy.

The exhibition area also features an intriguing ancestral heritage treasure hunt game where you can follow on-site clues to uncover a secret password. Visitors who complete the challenge will win a small prize! Meanwhile, the various interactive experiences within the exhibition area educate children and adults alike about how family trees are created through simple games and an engaging approach. You’ll also find interactive activities like phonetic stickers for uncommon surnames. Visit the Dragon Judy Creative Ancestral Heritage Exhibition, explore the exhibits, play and win!

▍Creative Ancestral Heritage Treasure Hunt Ancestral Heritage Exhibition

Date: April 19 to June 9

Time: 10 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays)

Venue | Shuxin Hall  

(No. 174-2, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City) 

Admission｜Free