上海世博会台湾馆-山水心灯

上海世博会台湾馆的设计概念来自于“孔明灯”，主题为“山水心灯——自然．心灵．城市”，以呼应上海世博会“城市，让生活更美好”的主旨。该馆由山形建筑体、点灯水台、巨型玻璃天灯与LED灯心球幕组成，成为摄影师眼中的瑰宝！设计师可是下足了心思，这里的每一个理念、每一丝细节都来头不小呢！举个例子，祈福台所用的石材来自台湾第一高峰玉山，内外环头水池里的水取自日月潭和太平洋，烧制台面地砖所用的陶土则是来自有“台湾景德镇”美誉的莺歌镇。

 The Taiwan Pavilion, a modern structure in the shape of a traditional Chinese lantern, is among the most photographed pavilions at the World Expo in Shanghai.

The central piece and heart of the building is a globe made of millions of LED lights, which rotates in a giant glass cube. A stage is set under the globe for visitors to fly digital sky lanterns which will be shown on the globe as they slowly float up until they vanish.

Flying lanterns to wish for good luck are an old Chinese ritual well-preserved in Taiwan, said Walter Yeh, Curator of the Taiwan Pavilion.

"Many such cultural heritages are protected in Taiwan like the Chinese tea ceremony which originated from the mainland, and also the temples. Some of them are hundreds years old and in good shape, including the Buddha statues in them."

The traditional practice of lantern flying is realized through modern technology at the Taiwan Pavilion. On a computer screen, visitors create a virtual lantern and choose what to write on them before releasing them with a click on the screen.

Wang Haijun, a visitor to the pavilion, said she wrote "Love and Peace" as a wish on her lantern.

"I hope love fills our life and work as a motivation, and we can be at peace with each other," Wang said. "Harmony is what our society needs."

Wang said she is planning a trip to Taiwan to see the sensational landscape of the island portrayed in the film shown in the pavilion's spherical cinema.

With a midair bridge to hold visitors, the cinema has a 720 degree spherical screen, showing tourist sites and cultural festivities in Taiwan.

But tourism promotion is only one of the Taiwan Pavilion's missions.

"The role of the Taiwan Pavilion at the Expo is to help those who haven't been to Taiwan to know the place in many aspects from sightseeing to the lifestyles of the Taiwan people," Yeh said.