An exhibition highlighting adventurer and writer Count Maurice Benyovszky’s visit to Taiwan in 1771 opened in Yilan County on Friday to celebrate the initial contacts between Taiwan and Central Europe more than 250 years ago.
The exhibition, titled “The Encounter of Count Maurice Benyovszky and Yilan in 1771,” is being held at the Lanyang Museum until Sept. 12. It features topics such as Benyovszky’s life and his adventures, to the natural features of Slovakia and its culture, including its literature, music and pottery.
Born in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1746 in what is now Vrbove in western Slovakia, Benyovszky arrived
Yilan, May 27 (CNA) A Slovakia-themed exhibition highlighting the visit of renowned military officer and adventurer Maurice Benyowsky to Yilan in 1771 opened in the county Friday, celebrating early contacts between Taiwan and Central Europe over 250 years ago.