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design. Each member is allowed to submit a maxi-
mum of two (2) entries. Shortly after each exhibition,
a booklet comprising of the highest ranked bonsai,
a picture of the creator and the judge scoreboard for
each individual tree that makes the cut is published.
This allows the association to maintain a historical
archive of the occurrences and to establish a member
rank system. Friendly competition among artists is
fierce, so each artists tries to improve his or her skill
continuously, further contributing to the rapid devel-
opment of bonsai in the island. Currently, affiliation
consists of skilled professional individuals from all
over Taiwan. Presidential elections are held every two
(2) years and past presidents hold the title of honorary
president for an additional two (2) years after their
term has concluded. This allows past presidents the
ability of representing TBCA in other countries and to
promote the Taiwanese bonsai style locally and over-
seas. Depending on the number of trees that attend
the show, the judge panel encompasses a group of nine
(9) or eleven (11) award winning Taiwanese bonsai
professionals who are among the top ranked artists
in the country and are considered reputable masters
by their peers. Judging consists of three (3) selection
rounds (one point per round) in which the trees are
evaluated for overall display, maturity (trunk/branch

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