Han Pao-teh (; 19 August 1934 – 20 November 2014) was a Taiwanese architect, educator and curator. Han Pao-teh (Han Pao Teh) was born in

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, China and moved to Taiwan in 1949. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the Tainan Institute of Technology, now known as the

National Cheng Kung University National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; ) is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan. The university is best known for engineering, computer science, medicine, and planning and design. As a top university in Taiwan, NCKU has played ...

. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend

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, where he received a master's degree in architecture in 1965. And in 1967, he received his second master's degree in Art History at

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. He was invited to returned to Taiwan in 1967, and was appointed the Chair of the Department of Architecture at

Tunghai University Tunghai University (THU; ) is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to ''Tim ...

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, where he introduced a new system of education during his 10-year tenure. He was the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at

National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Republic of China. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led un ...

from 1977 to 1981. In the late 70's he was credited to be the pioneer in the movement for the preservation of historic buildings in Taiwa

He personally researched and directed the restoration projects of many important historical landmarks, including Changhua Confucius Templ

Lukang Longshan Templ

and the Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Lin Family Mansion in

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. Records and slides of his restoration projects including research and documentation are in the archives of the Department of Architecture at

. During 1981–1986, Han Pao-teh was appointed by the

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to lead the preparation and design of

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. This is the first museum of its kind in Taiwan. He was appointed by the Ministry of Education to be its first Director from 1986 to 1995. This museum is now the 18th most visited museums worldwide, only one place behind Musée d'Orsay in Pari

In 1993, Han Pao-teh was appointed by the Ministry of Education to design, build and establish

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(TNNUA). He served as the first president/chancellor of TNNUA 1996–2000, and elected program chair o
the graduate school of Museum Studies
in 1996. He was a prolific author and columnist, published over 40 books. Majority of his hand written drafts can be found in the archives of the Taiwan

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. In 2000, after his retirement from TNNUA, Han Pao-teh was invited by the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Foundation to be the first director and curator of the

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. During 1998–2001, he was also the director o
National Culture and Arts Foundation
He was an accomplished Chinese Calligrapher, culminated in multiple personal exhibitions in museums and galleries in Taiwan. Han Pao-teh was appointed presidential advisor, the

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of Presidential Office in Taiwan from 2001 until his death in 2014. Han Pao-teh died in Taipei, Taiwan, on 20 November 2014. He was posthumously given the Executive Yuan National Cultural Award, the nation's highest honor for persons with great contribution to art and culture of Taiwan. Han is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Vietnamese lizard, '' Takydromus hani''.

Works of architecture

Representative works designed by Han Pao-teh include: * Tiansiang Youth Activity Center (1978),

Taroko Gorge Taroko National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park carved by the Liwu River. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County and is lo ...

Hualien County Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...

* Changhua Cultural Center (1981),

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

* Institute of Ethnology (1985),

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(1996) * Nan Yuan (South Garden) (1985) -

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-style architecture and landscaped gardens in Hsinpu,

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, was for many years a very exclusive area for the use of top-echelon officers of the

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(UDN). * Kengting Youth Activity Center (1983), Kenting

Major publications

* Han Pao-Teh, ''Han Pao-Teh's Narrative about Cultures'', Artouch, 2006. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''A Walk in European Architectures'', Ecus Publishing House, 2005. * Han Pao-Teh, ''The Memoir of Han Pao-Teh'', Book Zoom, 2004. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Han Pao-Teh's Narrative about Aestheticism'', Linkingbooks, 2004. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Expatiating on Architecture'', Hebei Education Press, 2003. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Looking into Architecture'', Artbook, 2002. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Exhibition Planning: Theory and Practice,'' Archi, 2000. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Recent Reflections on Architecture and Culture'',

National Museum of History The National Museum of History (NMH; ) is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. After the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the National Museum of History was the first museum to be established in Taiwa ...

, 1995. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''The Story of Chinese Landscape Design: External Forms and Internal Visions'', Art Media Resources, Ltd., 1992. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Museum Management'', Garden City Publishers, 1990. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''The Spiritual Dimensions of Architecture'', Architecture Informations, 1971. . * Han Pao-Teh, ''Architecture, Society and Culture'', Architecture Informations, 1971. .

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Han Pao-teh 1934 births 2014 deaths Taiwanese architects Tunghai University faculty Architectural theoreticians Directors of museums in Taiwan Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Princeton University alumni Senior Advisors to President Ma Ying-jeou Politicians from Rizhao 20th-century Taiwanese educators Educators from Shandong Republic of China politicians from Shandong Taiwanese people from Shandong National Chung Hsing University faculty National Cheng Kung University alumni Tainan National University of the Arts faculty Taiwanese university and college faculty deans