To promote “Calligraphy DIY,” the Ministry of Education (MOE) directed a “New Year Couplet Calligraphy Display Forum” on January 31, 2005. The activity attracted thousands of calligraphy lovers, including TKU president, Flora C. I. Chang.
This activity, which is popular among calligraphy lovers, has a history of two decades. Recently, it is co-hosted by National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and ROC Calligraphy Association (ROCCA). This year the celebrities include Chien-chung Yen, Director of ROCCA, Chia-chih Chen, Taiwan International Calligraphy Union, Reverend Kuan Yuan, Director of China Calligraphy Society in Taiwan, Chan-te Cho, Vice-minister of MOE, Juei-pin Chang, Director of Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Flora C. I. Chang, TKU President, Chi-mao Lee, Director of Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center, Ben-hang Chang, Vice-director of CCFAC famous artists Chen Cho and Ping-nan Liu. The ten celebrities co-worked on a giant ten-character couplet—“wen-hua le chuan-chen, chuen-lien chi huei-hao,” read “Enjoying in inheriting the culture tradition, Joining in displaying new year couplet.” It is a catchy scene permeated with merriment of the Lunar New Year. (~Chi-szu Chen)
