The Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center () is a

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in Da'an District,

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under the administration of the

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. It was previously under the

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of the

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, which in 2017 had its duties absorbed into the Ministry of Culture and the Mainland Affairs Council's Department of Hong Kong, Macao, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs.

History

The ROC government established the cultural center at the residence of the 7th Changkya Khutukhtu Lobsang Pelden Tenpe Dronme in February 1993.

Objectives

The center has the following objectives: * Promote the

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n and

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an cultures * Increase people's understanding of the Mongolian and Tibetan peoples * Advance Mongolian and Tibetan academic standards

Facilities

The center has the following facilities:

First and second floor

* Exhibition area for cultural artifacts

Third and fourth floor

* Reading room * Lecture hall * Conference room * Memorial prayer hall for the 7th Changkya Khutukhtu

Transportation

The center is accessible within walking distance east from Guting Station of the

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References

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