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Background

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan From Above, a stunning documentary made by filmmaker Po-lin Chi, debuted on November 1, 2013. This noticeable film captures the beauty of Taiwan from an aerial perspective. From mountains, ocean, lakes, rivers, forests, paddy fields, fish farms, and urban settings, the beauty is recorded as well as the environmental changes and damages made by civilization development.

Wistron Foundation was deeply moved by the seven minute trailer and supported the documentary with real actions. In 2017, Director Chi lost his life while shooting the sequel of his documentary. With deep sorrow in mind, we wish the impacts of Director Chi will last. Therefore in 2018, Wistron Foundation supported Chi Po-Lin Foundation to build a “Chi Po-Lin Space” in Tamshui to continue the mission that Director Chi did not have a chance to complete.

Chi Po-Lin Space exhibits footage related to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan From Above irregularly, distributing the humanity and environmental attention behind the camera. Environmental education has been carried out by combining relevant and teaching materials. In the meantime, the Digital Archive Project and Finding the Next Chi Po-Lin Project have been carried out.

The Digital Archive Project consolidates large amounts of drone-shot material from the past 25 years, including thousands of hours of video footage, roughly a hundred thousand negatives, and more than two hundred thousand digital images. These precious resources are kept safely using digital scanning equipment to preserve the landscape of Taiwan.

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As for Finding the Next Chi Po-Lin Project, the aim is to continue the mission of Director Chi, gathering more talents who use images to record Taiwan.

Director Chi once said: "Many people think that Taiwan is small. I usually reply: Have you seen it all?" Wistron Foundation will continue to carry out the love that Director Chi held for Taiwan by supporting Chi Po-Lin Foundation. We invite you to visit “Chi Po-Lin Space” to not only connect with Chi Po-Lin and with Taiwan, but also with yourself.

Outcome

2025The Chi Po-lin Foundation sustained its digital archiving project and events like the "Chi Po-lin Aerial Photography Awards," leveraging the power of imagery to amplify environmental awareness and sustainability. A significant milestone was achieved at year-end with the successful launch of a Taiwan-made satellite, named the "Chi Po-lin Satellite"; this ascent from the high altitudes into outer space ensures that Taiwan’s landscapes are showcased globally. Furthermore, the "Forest Bond" special exhibition debuted in March, contributing to a total of nearly 190,000 visitors at the Chi Po-lin Museum throughout the year.

2022The special exhibition 'Reflections on the River' has received prestigious design awards including the 'Red Dot Design Award' from Germany, the 'Good Design Award' from Japan, and the 'Golden Pin Design Award' from Taiwan. It has led the public to explore issues related to the river and humanity. The exhibition was visited by a total of 19,903 people, with 653 guided tours conducted. The 'Qi Space Special Exhibition: Treasures of Qibao' attracted 1,270 visitors, while 'TILTLOOK' was visited by 9,960 people.

2021The exclusive exhibition, “Reflection of Rivers”, utilizes vertical images rarely seen in Director Chi's works to create a canyon hallway. The exhibition recreates the rapid upstream and high mountains, taking visitors to explore the themes related to rivers and human beings.

2020From the perspective of Director Chi, “Above the Coast” exhibition is organized, where a section of media interaction is established that allows visitors to physically feel and realize the beauty of the coast and the damages brought by the human development.

2019-2020Organize the “921 Earthquake 20 Years Memorial Seminar, View Above Mountains” exhibition, Light. Mountain Co-Construction Wall unveiling ceremony.

2019Initiation of “Chi Po-Lin Space”

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