Date: Aug. 1st- Aug. 16th, 2015 
Location: Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum, Miaoli

The Sanyi Wood-Carving Festival has been held annually since 1990 and gathers competitors in each region. It all started through the participation of local wood-carving, artists can exchange ideas, techniques, and to be inspired by others. As the event gradually grow throughout the years, more and more participants from around the world sign up for the competition. You can also visit the wood-carving exhibition, where you may have fun with color wood-carving DIY, check out the wood-carving market, experience the series of Hakka life and culture related shows. It’s a region special cultural experience.

Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum was constructed in March 1990. Originally establishing as Sanyi Wood Sculpture Arts Gallery later renamed to Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum and opened to public on April 9th, 1995. This is the only wood carving museum in Taiwan, and possesses a wide-range collection of wood carving works, sculptures, including religious items, furniture, and folk art objects. It also has a wood carving classroom and a library. Visitors can take the personal tour guides; join the DIY wood carving sessions.

Sanyi Township is located in the southern Miaoli County. Close to Taichung, it is in the climate changing zone of northern Taiwan and central Taiwan. It is mostly foggy from November to March. The weather offers great environment for the camphor wood. The unique smell of camphor wood was used for wood carving and sculpturing by the local artist and the skills, techniques were taught and passed down. Thus Sanyi became the professional wood carving town we know today. As the Sanyi Wood-Carving Festival promotes the town annually, it is a great chance for the locals to present unique skills via diversity of activities as well as spread out the knowledge through art and joy.


For more information please visit the official site:
http://wood.mlc.gov.tw/english/index.asp
For hotel booking in Miaoli:
http://www.hotel.com.tw/en/