The Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum () is a
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
in
Beitun District
Beitun District (; lit: northern camp) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taichung, Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though Beitun District used to be considered part of the countrysi ...
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Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...
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Taiwan
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History
The museum building was originally part of the Beitun New Village, which was one of 134
military kindred villages in the city accommodating officers from the
Republic of China Air Force
The Republic of China Air Force ( Chinese, 中華民國空軍), or the ROCAF; known colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force ( Chinese, 臺灣空軍) by Western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Air Force ...
rank major and above, including their families. Since the 2000s, there had been more and more families moving out from the area. The village was then renovated to preserve some of the iconic landmarks. One of the house was then turned into the Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum. The construction of the museum was completed in mid November 2014.
Since August 2017, the museum has been run by Yuguo Cultural and Creative Company.
Architecture
The museum space spans over an area of 660 m
2.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance southwest of
Taiyuan Station of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kinmen County
* August 23 Artillery Battle Museum
* Guningtou Battle Museum
* Hujingtou Battle Museum
* Kinmen Ceramics Museum
* Landmine Museum
* Lieyu T ...
References
External links
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2014 establishments in Taiwan
Museums established in 2014
Museums in Taichung
Military dependents' village, Taiwan
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