The Presidential Palace architectural projection sculpture exhibition will debut tomorrow, with the theme of the heartbeat of the democratic world of Taiwan

Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Pan Meng-an (left) and General Secretary-General Li Houqing experience the "Democratic Taiwan Commemorative Badge". (Photo by reporter Chen Yiquan)

[Reporter Ling Meixue/Report from Taipei] The Cultural Federation held a press conference for the "2026 National Day Architectural Mapping Sculpture Exhibition of the Presidential Palace" at the Presidential Palace today (2). Pan Meng'an, Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, said that in the past, the Presidential Palace used to be a symbol of Taiwan's concentration of power. With the direct election of the president and the opposition The University of Foreign Affairs has opened up and gradually liberated public space. It launched a projection sculpture exhibition on the Presidential Palace building 10 years ago. This year marks the 30th anniversary of direct presidential election. The theme of "Democratic Taiwan, the Heartbeat of the World" is both looking back and moving forward, and we will welcome Taiwan's new future with everyone.

The 2026 National Day Presidential Palace architectural projection sculpture exhibition will officially debut on the 7th. (Photo by reporter Chen Yiquan)

Li Houqing, secretary-general of the Federation of Cultural Affairs Bureau, shared that this year is the 10th year that the Federation has planned the National Day projection mapping show. Over the past 10 years, it has continued to tell the story of Taiwan through light, shadow, music and art. So far, there have been more than 300 performances, and many international friends have learned about different aspects of Taiwan through projection mapping. Over the past 30 years, Taiwan's democracy has accumulated more than 100 million votes, stacked up to the height of nearly three jade mountains. This time, we also use projection sculpture to tell all those who protect democratic Taiwan: "You are all the mountain builders of democracy."

Li Houqing added that President Wen had specially prepared 11 "Democratic Taiwan Commemorative Badges", including the 1990 Wild Lily Student Movement, the 1992 abolition of Article 100 of the Criminal Code, and April 7th Freedom of Speech Day. He hoped that after watching the projection sculptures, everyone could keep Taiwan's democracy in mind. The "2026 National Day Presidential Palace Architectural Mapping Show" will be held on Ketagalan Avenue from October 7 to 10. The show time is from 7 to 9:30 pm, every half hour. On October 7, it will be changed to 7:30 to coincide with the lighting ceremony. The "Democratic Taiwan Commemorative Badge" will be available at the No. 1 gashapon machine in Wenzong South Space starting today.