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| No.275,
Jhongsiao Rd., Chiayi City 600, Taiwan (R.O.C.) |
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| Introduction to The Chiayi Municipal Museum |
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From nothing to what it is, we particularly
thank Mr. Wen-chi Xue's donation of his lifetime
collections of 2,005 fossils for the construction
of the Chiayi Municipal Museum . In addition to,
we also greatly thank Mr. Chungkung Chen who donated
more than 2,800 pieces of antiques that were collected
by his father, Sir Chenpao Chen. |
The Chiayi Municipal Museum is a functional
and diverse museum. The main part of the architecture
includes one floor at underground and three floors
above the ground. The first floor is geology hall
and special exhibition area. The second floor is
fossils hall and special exhibition areas for colored
potteries and stone monkeys. The third floor is fine
arts hall, memorial area of Mr. Chenpao Chen and
Chiayi Arts Space. The exhibition content covers
the three major themes of Chiayi, they are “geology,
fossil, and fine arts”; where fully demonstrate the
cultural features of natural view and humanity arts
of Chiayi city. |
The future development of the Chiayi
Municipal Museum will focus on educational promotion,
which is the extension of school education. The role
it plays is as if an assistant teacher of schooling
programs, an important spot for outdoor teaching,
as well as the lifetime educational place for adults. |
| The Floor Dispositions
of the Chiayi Municipal Museum |
The intersection city of Taiwan and the Sun
-- The Tropic of Cancer is the very north of
the point-blank sunshine on the earth, and
Chiayi is located right on the Tropic of Cancer.
Let us follow the track of history, walking
into the sky, to discover the scientific definition
of the Tropic of Cancer, changing as well as
climate features.
Legends of Alili Mountain – Crossing through the magnificent Ali Mountain range,
it explains the formation process and geologic structure of Taiwan island. It
gives introduction about the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan, Western Mountain
Range, and the three different geologic districts of Coast Mountain Range.
The howl of the land – Experiencing Meishan earthquake, Chungpu earthquake, Ruili
earthquake, 1022 earthquake, etc., Chiayi had been experienced several big earthquakes.
It explains the factors of earthquakes, types of faults, as well as each record
that has left after a serial of earthquake. |
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