Sports》Building a National Sports Museum Li Yang: I hope the next generation of athletes will recognize past achievements

In order to deepen the core value of sports and initiate a diverse social dialogue, the Ministry of Sports launched the preliminary planning of the sports museum this year and held a "National Sports Museum Site Selection Launch Press Conference" today to formally send invitations to municipalities and county (city) governments across the country. We look forward to the central and local governments joining hands to jointly build a national sports museum that is forward-thinking and showcases Taiwan's unique values.

The Sports Department stated that the core value of sports comes from the essence of "physical practice". While "pursuing excellence", it demonstrates the spirit of equality, freedom and respect, and has strong experience and social cohesion. Therefore, the core concept of the National Sports Museum is to construct a sports cultural field that is close to the daily life of the public. It is expected that when Chinese people enter the sports museum, they will not only satisfy their curiosity about sports and expand their imagination about sports, but also deeply appreciate the new experience and spiritual resonance brought by sports.

Sports Minister Li Yang said that he has paid attention to related issues in the past and is grateful to the seniors in the sports world for their efforts in the development of sports in Taiwan. He also hopes that through the National Sports Museum in the future, the next generation of athletes and more people can understand the past process and achievements.

Project host Xie Shiyuan pointed out that with the increasing public demand and attention for sports, "sports" has become an important carrier to guide society to discuss more diverse issues. Taiwan needs a sports museum that can tell the story of the development of sports and showcase the local cultural heritage. This is not only a base for using museum expertise to root sports culture, but also a business card to convey Taiwan’s values ​​to the world, and an important platform to promote social communication, connect cultural identities, and promote equal rights.

In order to promote the location selection of the Sports Museum, the Sports Department will adopt a selection mechanism of "county and city proposals and central review". The planning team has formulated site selection evaluation indicators covering "urban planning and land acquisition", "site scale and development conditions", "public transportation accessibility" and "surrounding cultural and sports resources". In order to solicit opinions from all walks of life, the Sports Department is scheduled to hold a site selection proposal briefing on November 4th (Wednesday) at the briefing room on the 2nd floor of the headquarters (Northern Field) and November 9th (Monday) at the Kaohsiung Zuoying High-Speed ​​Rail Station (Southern Field). This case is scheduled to be formally sent to all county and municipal governments in mid-December, and proposal applications will be accepted from February 11 to February 26, 2020.