as the light fades, the monks and nuns jana fett evening prayers. as their day began, it also ends. of some of tainan‘s oldest buildings, i am off to the neighbouring city of kaoshiung. this is taiwan's brand—new national arts centre. they said is the largest the world. —— buddha. the centre has been built to boost the arts in southern taiwan. and to become a fixture on the international performance circuit. so this might look like a big empty warehouse, but we are actually backstage at one of the excellent auditoriums here. you can sit around 1200 people. the centre will stage its own performances and host international touring productions. it has four main stages, and opera house, a concert hall, a playhouse, and a recital hall. it also has a huge outdoor performance space that can accommodate an audience of 20,000 people. the total indoor auditorium capacity is close to 6000. it is massive. how will you feel at? wedge is going to do a bit of serving for everybody. —— fill it. that is our mission. this is for the people. so we have very diverse programming for the children, for th