Bureau of Cultural Heritage

The Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BOCH; Chinese: 文化部文化資產局; pinyin: Wénhuàbù Wénhuà Zīchǎnjú) is the bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the Taiwan (ROC) 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]

Bureau of Cultural Heritage
文化部文化資產局
Agency overview
Formed1 October 2007 (as Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage)
Preceding
  • Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage
JurisdictionRepublic of China
HeadquartersSouth, Taichung, Taiwan
24.133347°N 120.680780°E / 24.133347; 120.680780
Agency executive
  • Shy Gwo-long[1], Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Culture
Websitewww.boch.gov.tw

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]

See also

References
  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". English.moc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about
  4. https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#about
  5. https://www.boch.gov.tw/en/#what
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