The National Archives officially opened this past weekend - drawing nearly
10,000 visitors on its first day.

National Development Council Deputy Minister Peng Li-pei says the archives
will follow the principle of "maximum openness, minimum restrictions" in
promoting public access to records.

Peng called the archives an important public infrastructure project that
reflects the government's long-term efforts to preserve and make the nation's
intellectual assets accessible.

He noted that the National Archives preserves records across all media
formats and provides easy access and curated displays, enabling stories from
different eras to be passed across generations ..

.. and he invited the public to explore what he described as "everyone's
archives" and witness Taiwan's historical development together.

The archives began trial operations on September 2.

President Lai Ching-te presided over an opening ceremony on November 17.

The N-D-C deputy minister says over 200,000 people have already visited the
National Archives, which is located in New Taipei's Linkou District.