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Art and Culture Clusters

Hinoki Village
It is a new landmark in Chiayi City incorporating the concepts of urban revitalization and preservation of precious forestry history promoted by the Council of Agriculture in order to stimulate the overall development of the city. It is currently commissioned to Hinoki Village Co., Ltd. for operation, and the main businesses are forestry cultural exhibition and marketing of local specialty industries. The area incorporates elements such as forestry culture, environmental education, craft and design, culture and creativity and daily life creativity to become the nation's first park focusing on forestry culture and creative initiatives.
No. 1, Linsen E. Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City
Correctional Institute 1921 - Old Prison 134 Operation Center
Lane 134, Weixin Road, East District Chiayi City) It is a new workshop cluster formed around Lane 134 on Weixin Road. The core concept of "correction," as used for a prison, is being adopted to express the transformation of existing ideas and the never-give-up creativity for a rundown area, old buildings, waste materials, useless assets and declining industries. Dorm 19 and 21 are used to conduct communication, exchanges, and education promotion.
No. 19, Lane 134, Weixin Road, East District Chiayi City
Chiayi Lumber Processing Factory
The facility was completed and opened in 1914. It was the largest state-owned timber industrial park during the Japanese colonial period. At the time, it was equipped with the most advanced equipment and technologies from the West. It was responsible for storing the timber cut down on Alishan and processing lumber into wooden materials. The lumber processing factory is no longer in operation, but it retains many historical buildings and remains and a vast green space that was once a cedar pond. It is a rare site for tranquility in the city center of Chiayi.
No. 4, Linsen E. Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City
Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park
Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park was formerly known as the “North Gate Station (Train Maintenance Facility)” during the Japanese colonial period. The original site was located at North Gate Locomotive Garage, and mainly used for building and repairing various vehicles used for Alishan Forest Railway. The facility is almost a hundred years old, and many precious retired trains from Alishan are preserved here. In order to let the public visit this historical location, it was renamed the Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park in 2005.
No. 2, Linsen E. Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City
Cultural Gallery
Cultural Gallery(Exhibition Venue of Chiayi City Cultural Affairs Bureau)has exhibition halls on the 3rd and 4th floor in Chiayi City Cultural Affairs Bureau. The one on the 3rd floor is about 330 square meters and the 4th has about 400 square meters. The ceiling height is about 2.5 meters. They both have light gray wool walls, black light steel frames on the ceiling and imitation wood plastic floor. The facilities are equipped with surround sound systems and track lighting fixtures. The exhibition areas are spacious and suitable for displaying Western paintings, watercolor, ink, calligraphy, sculpture, 3-dimensional art works, and others.
No. 275, Zhongxiao Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City