The New Taipei City Aboriginal Peoples Service Center has been renovated and opened. Hou Youyi hopes to become a place where Aboriginal people and citizens are willing to stay.

The New Taipei City Aboriginal Service Center, which has been accompanying the Aboriginal people of New Taipei City for more than 20 years, suffered from water seepage on the roof and old equipment. The New Taipei City Government and the Aboriginal Association jointly invested 50.88 million yuan in renovation. Today (6th), Mayor Hou Youyi presided over the opening ceremony. The 5-floor space has been fully upgraded with service consultation, parent-child learning, course exchange and cultural display functions. The first wave exhibition "Weaving and Seeing - Aboriginal Weaving Art and Clothing Exhibition" is also held simultaneously for free.

Zhang Weiling, director of the education and culture section of the Aboriginal Peoples Administration Bureau, pointed out that the Beiyuan Center was completed in 2003 and has continued to provide tribal gatherings, employment guidance and course study services for 23 years. As the service life of the building increases and service needs change, the New Taipei City Government has launched renovation planning and design in 2023, with construction starting in February 2025. It hopes to improve the physical environment while rethinking how this building can be closer to the daily use of the people.

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Hou Youyi said that after the Beiyuan Center is renovated and opened, it is hoped that everyone can come here not only to "do things", but also to participate in courses, take children to read, have cultural exchanges or watch exhibitions, so that it can truly become a place where tribesmen and citizens are willing to come in and stay.

Hou Youyi said that after the renovation, the first floor will focus on consulting services, mainly providing tribal consultation and employment services; the second floor will plan a parent-child learning space, providing picture books and book readings, and will also incorporate storytelling and parent-child activities related to aboriginal tribes in the future; the third and fourth floors will provide conferences, courses, research and exchanges; the fifth floor will be used as a cultural exhibition space, and different themed exhibitions will be launched from time to time. From business meetings, parent-child learning to cultural activities, people of different ages and needs can find suitable ways to use it.

In addition, after the Beiyuan Center was re-opened, the first exhibition "Weaving and Seeing - Aboriginal Weaving Art and Clothing Exhibition" gathered the works of 10 designers including Pan Yiliang, Dou Fei, Shi Yupeng, Ou Xiuwei, Gao Yubo, Huang Liting, Wang Sihao, Liu Jingchun, Xie Yongxu and Dai Jiacheng, starting from the aboriginal weaving patterns and colors, and reinterpreting traditional weaving skills through contemporary clothing.

The Aboriginal People's Bureau stated that the Beiyuan Center has not only been upgraded internally, but also has a new exterior look. It was created by Du Hansong, a Rukai artist, and uses mountain animals, plants and cultural elements to create a lively and distinctive vision, making it a distinctive building on the streets of Sanchong District. In the future, the Beiyuan Center will continue to combine tribal services, parent-child learning, educational courses and cultural exhibitions, so that this space that has accompanied the tribe for more than 20 years will continue to become a friendly place for tribesmen and citizens to learn, communicate and gather together in the new stage.