Bureau of Cultural Heritage

Bureau of Cultural Heritage
文化部文化資產局
Agency overview
Formed	1 October 2007 (as Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage)
Preceding agency	Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage;
Headquarters	South, Taichung, Taiwan; 24°08′00″N 120°40′51″E / 24.133347°N 120.680780°E
Agency executive	Shy Gwo-long, Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Culture
Website	www.boch.gov.tw

The Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BOCH; Chinese: 文化部文化資產局; pinyin: Wénhuàbù Wénhuà Zīchǎnjú) is a unit of the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture responsible for preserving and restoring historic buildings, sites, communities, relics and cultural landscapes, as well as conserving traditional arts, folk culture and other cultural legacies of Taiwan.^[2]

History

The bureau was originally established as Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage on 1 October 2007 under the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). On 20 May 2012, the CCA was upgraded to the Ministry of Culture and Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage was upgraded to Bureau of Cultural Heritage.^[3]

Organizational structures

Division of General Planning
Division of Monuments and Settlements
Division of Antiquities and Archaeological Sites
Division of Traditional Arts and Folklore
Institute of Cultural Heritage Research Preservation
Secretariat
Office of Budget, Accounting and Statistics
Civil Service Ethics Office
Personnel Office^[4]

Branches

The bureau operates a cultural heritage research center located at National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan.^[5]

References

^ "::: 文化部文化資產局 :::-局長介紹". boch.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
^ "Bureau of Cultural Heritage". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about
^ https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about
^ https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#what

External links

Bureau of Cultural Heritage on Facebook
Bureau of Cultural Heritage website (in Chinese), includes a searchable database of protected objects

[boch-1] "::: 文化部文化資產局 :::-局長介紹". boch.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-23.

[2] "Bureau of Cultural Heritage". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[3] ttps://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about

[4] ttps://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about

[5] ttps://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#what

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