National Taipei University of Technology students are trying to change the way people visualize Taiwan with a series of themed maps that show off local features like delicacies, railway lines and haunted houses.
Associate professor of design Zheng Meng-cong (鄭孟淙) led the project to create the 31 maps. People tend to think of the nation in terms of weather or geography, but the stories of Taiwan and the things happening in the nation can be just as important, he said.
“This was why I decided to encourage students to find out about Taiwan in a different way,” he said about the project that saw freshmen put the nation’s cultural fettures and landmarks quite literally on the map.
Photo: CNA, provided by National Taipei University of Technology
The collection of maps is to be on display at the school through tomorrow, where visitors can buy postcard prints and contribute money to help raise funds for a proposed larger-scale production.
One retro map by Lin Yi-hsin (林藝芯), an avid train lover, shows railway lines around Taiwan and portrays a number of major stations with their distinctive features.
Another student, Chen Yi-chieh (陳怡潔), created a map with a maze that features 12 purported haunted houses all around Taiwan, while classmate Sung Wei-chen’s (宋韋蓁) map shows the best surfing spots around the nation and includes information on geography, waves and landmarks.
Turkish student Yunus Emre Yilmaz designed his map to feature local agricultural products and delicacies, such as tea from Nantou, pineapple cakes from Taipei and sun cakes from Taichung. Each is labeled in Turkish to attract friends and family back home to visit.
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