Taiwan Salt Museum

Coordinates: 23°09′19″N 120°06′20″E / 23.15528°N 120.10556°E

Taiwan Salt Museum
臺灣鹽博物館
General information
Type	Museum
Location	Qigu, Tainan, Taiwan
Height	26.6 m
Technical details
Floor count	4
Floor area	6,180 sq m
Design and construction
Architect	Ho Jhonghua Architect Office
Website
www.taiwan-salt.com.tw (English)

The Taiwan Salt Museum (Chinese: 臺灣鹽博物館; pinyin: Táiwān Yán Bówùguǎn) is a museum about salt in Qigu District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

The salt mountain was once the largest sea salt field in Taiwan supplying the domestic demand. Due to the declining demand, the salt field ceased production in May 2002. After the production halt, the place was refurbished by Taiyen Company to create a unique landscape of salt mountain.^[1]

Architecture

The shape and the look of the salt piles are strategically designed so that the two piles look like two white pyramids rising out of the salt field.^[2]

Exhibitions

The museum has the following exhibits:

• First floor exhibition room displays how salt workers work in the salt fields in the 1960s in Taiwan;
• Second floor exhibition room displays the 30 years history of Taiwan salt industries;
• Fourth floor exhibition room displays information about salt around the world.

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan

References

1. "Taiwan Salt Museum and Cigu Salt Mountain - Tainan Travel(TravelKing)". TravelKing.
2. "About Us". Taiwan: Taiwan Salt Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2014.