World Expo pavilion introduces Taiwan through advanced tech

World Expo pavilion introduces Taiwan through advanced tech

2025-04-25

Osaka is hosting the World Expo for the first time in 55 years, with over 150 countries participating. Taiwan’s pavilion, called Tech World, introduces Taiwan to the world through art created with advanced technology. The pavilion’s abbreviation, TW, also stands for Taiwan. It features three large theaters displaying the nation’s natural beauty.

Two dancers intertwine, mesmerizing the audience with their graceful movements. This is a performance by the Cloud Gate Dance Theater, one of Taiwan’s most representative dance troupes, for the opening of Taiwan’s Tech World pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

The pavilion’s ribbon cutting ceremony was led by the chairman of the E. Sun Digital Technology, Huang Chih-fang. The pavilion’s abbreviation, TW, also stands for Taiwan.

Huang Chih-fang
E. Sun Digital Technology chairman
For this year’s World Expo, we’re presenting three aspects: life, nature, and future. We hope that during the World Expo’s six-month period, as many as 1 million people will visit our pavilion.

This white building was designed with Taiwan’s mountains in mind, representing the nation’s breathtaking natural scenery. There are three large theaters inside, each one centered around one of the pavilion’s three themes.

The Life Area shows the mutual benefits of eco-diversity, using projections to show many species native to Taiwan, as well as the Taiwania tree, called the “tree that hit the moon” by the Rukai people. Many technology teams worked together to create this interactive expo, where visitors can use tablets to introduce butterflies to the display. The Nature Area presents harmony between people and nature, arranging lights through point cloud technology to show Taiwan’s natural landscape. The Future Area emphasizes that people will continue to use chips, integrating them into daily life to adapt to a changing environment.

Taiwanese tourist
I was moved when I saw it. What gave me the strongest impression was the area on the first floor with lots of tablets, that performance area. I almost cried when I was watching it.

One of the highlights of the event is a collaboration between the Industrial Technology Research Institute and the National Palace Museum, which includes 8K ultra-realistic displays and immersive interactive experiences. These reinterpret classic artworks to make the paintings come alive. The organizers paid close attention to every detail, introducing Taiwan to the world.

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#Taiwan #technology #techworld #TW #WorldExpo #Osaka #nature #life #future

大阪世博"TECH WORLD"館開幕展現科技實力

2025-04-25

大阪睽違55年舉辦世博會，吸引超過150個國家共襄盛舉，台灣這次是以科技世界為名參展，這個命名藏有巧思，英文縮寫就是TW代表台灣，這次展場推出3大劇場，希望透過科技實力，讓世界看見台灣。

兩位舞者在台上合作演出，俐落身手讓台下觀眾看得如癡如醉，雲門舞集是台灣最具代表性的現代舞團之一，為世博「TECH WORLD」館開幕儀式揭開序幕。

玉山數位科技株式會社榮譽董事長黃志芳，帶領與會貴賓共同剪綵，這次台灣館名字藏有巧思，縮寫TW就是代表台灣。

[[玉山數位科技株式會社榮譽董事長黃志芳]]
“針對世博的這個主題，我們呈現三個面向，就是生命、自然跟未來，那我們希望整個世博營運，這六個月的期間，能夠最高衝到100萬人次”

以台灣的山脈為概念設計的白色建築，意味台灣好山好風光，裡面展出的三大劇場更是精彩。

生命劇場是要呈現多元生命的共好，以投影方式呈現台灣原生種，以及被魯凱族人稱為「撞到月亮的樹」的台灣杉，是由國內許多科技團隊，用機械手臂、平板電腦，且更透過互動裝置，呈現蝴蝶飛舞的情況。自然劇場則是呈現「人跟自然的共好」，透過「點雲技術」，以光點排列組合，呈現出台灣自然景觀。科技劇場則是強調人類未來一定要有晶片，包括日常生活，或是面對天災地變等。

[[台灣觀光客]]
“看的時候其實是蠻感動的，然後印象比較深刻的是，一樓的那個就是有很多面板在那邊，就是在那邊表演的館，就是當下其實是眼淚快掉出來的那一種”

現場亮點之一，還有工研院攜手故宮推出8k擬真螢幕以及沉浸式互動體驗，重新詮釋多件經典藝術作品，讓畫彷彿活了過來，主辦單位用心做好每個細節，就是要讓世界看見台灣。

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