Tainan Canal Navigates Its 100th Year; City Library Events Explore City's Memories
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Tainan Canal in 2026, the Tainan Public Library is launching a city-wide stamp rally collaborating with 44 libraries and local bookstores to promote reading and historical exploration.
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(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Rongxiang, Tainan, 22nd) As the Tainan Canal marks 100 years of navigation in 2026, the Tainan Public Library announced today the launch of a series of events. They have initiated the "Lucky Book Collection - Canal x Bookstore Stamp Rally," connecting 44 public libraries across the city and partnering with local bookstores to help people understand the intertwining water and land memories of Tainan.
The Tainan Public Library launched the Tainan Canal 100th anniversary event series, simultaneously responding to World Book Day on April 23 and integrating with the Children's Joy of Reading Month activities. Centered on the theme "Book of the Canal," the event encourages people to embark on an urban exploration journey that blends reading and everyday life through literature and city walks.
The library noted that a major highlight of this event is the limited-edition canal-themed postcards designed using newspaper content from a century ago. The postcards feature excerpts from the library's collection of old Japanese-era newspapers, "Tainan Shimpo" and "Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpo," which reported the canal's opening. Redesigned and typeset, they recreate the highly anticipated historical scene of steamships traveling back and forth.
The event series connects 44 public libraries and local bookstores across the city, including Sai Bookstore in Xinying District, Baiding Bookstore in Baihe District, Seed Bookstore in Guantian District, Edition Bookstore in North District, Ubuntu Bookstore (Anping River Branch and Yongkang Main Library Branch), Zhengda Bookstore, Eslite Spectrum Tainan in South District, and the Beimen District Library.
The Tainan Public Library hopes to extend the reading environment into city streets through libraries and local bookstores. By integrating historical document transformation designs, participants can physically touch the century-old memories of the Tainan Canal during their stamp collection and walking tours.
(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Rongxiang, Tainan, 22nd) As the Tainan Canal marks 100 years of navigation in 2026, the Tainan Public Library announced today the launch of a series of events. They have initiated the "Lucky Book Collection - Canal x Bookstore Stamp Rally," connecting 44 public libraries across the city and partnering with local bookstores to help people understand the intertwining water and land memories of Tainan.
The Tainan Public Library launched the Tainan Canal 100th anniversary event series, simultaneously responding to World Book Day on April 23 and integrating with the Children's Joy of Reading Month activities. Centered on the theme "Book of the Canal," the event encourages people to embark on an urban exploration journey that blends reading and everyday life through literature and city walks.
The library noted that a major highlight of this event is the limited-edition canal-themed postcards designed using newspaper content from a century ago. The postcards feature excerpts from the library's collection of old Japanese-era newspapers, "Tainan Shimpo" and "Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpo," which reported the canal's opening. Redesigned and typeset, they recreate the highly anticipated historical scene of steamships traveling back and forth.
The event series connects 44 public libraries and local bookstores across the city, including Sai Bookstore in Xinying District, Baiding Bookstore in Baihe District, Seed Bookstore in Guantian District, Edition Bookstore in North District, Ubuntu Bookstore (Anping River Branch and Yongkang Main Library Branch), Zhengda Bookstore, Eslite Spectrum Tainan in South District, and the Beimen District Library.
The Tainan Public Library hopes to extend the reading environment into city streets through libraries and local bookstores. By integrating historical document transformation designs, participants can physically touch the century-old memories of the Tainan Canal during their stamp collection and walking tours.