The Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse () is a historical

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, Chiayi City,

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History

In 1999, the

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chose Chiayi City as the place for the Art Network of Railway Warehouse due to its position as the art and culture capital. In July 2000, the

Council of Cultural Affairs The Ministry of Culture (MOC, ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that promotes cultural and creative industries. The ministry also maintains thNational Repository of Cultural Heritage History Established in 1981 by Executive Yu ...

chose five candidates and then decided to make the warehouse. The warehouse was converted from an idle railway warehouse. The planning work started in September 2000 by Chiayi City Government aiming to turn the warehouse into a center of art creation and exhibition.

Architecture

A total of 12 warehouses are lined up from north to south direction to form a block. The warehouses provide a total area of 2,500 m² of interior space for creative work, exhibition, performance and education. The outdoor area is divided into outdoor performance area, creative art area and general area.

Events

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Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance north of

Chiayi Station Chiayi () is a railway station in Chiayi, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways and Alishan Forest Railway. History The station was firstly constructed in 1896 and opened on 20 April 1902 with service on the West Coast line. The station was a s ...

of Taiwan Railways.

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