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The Museum of Saisiyat Folklore () is a
museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
of Saisiyat people in Nanzhuang Township,
Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. The museum is dedicated to the culture of the people and their ''Festival of Short People'' ().


History

The museum was set up by
Miaoli County Government The Miaoli County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Miaoli County. History The county government used to be housed in a building next to the current building which is now used as the Miaoli County Ur ...
with subsidies from the
central government A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state. Another distinct but sovereign political entity is a federal government, which may have distinct powers at various levels of government, authorized or dele ...
.


Architecture

The museum is a 3-story building. The total floor area of the museum is around 1,800 m2. The finished architecture surface of the museum is wrapped with bamboo-weaving art of the Saisiyat culture and the stone columns are decorated with Saisiyat's special
totem A totem (from oj, ᑑᑌᒼ, italics=no or ''doodem'') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system. While ''the wo ...
s.


Transportation

The museum is accessible by bus from
Zhunan Station Zhunan () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It lies at the northern junction of the Mountain and Coast lines of the West Coast line. Overview The station has three island platforms. Although it is a firs ...
of Taiwan Railways.


See also

*
List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres. Kaohsiung City * Chung Li-he Museum * Cijin Shell Museum * Fongshan Community Culture Museum * Former British Consulate at Takao * Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ...
*
Taiwanese aborigines Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...


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* Museums with year of establishment missing Art museums and galleries in Taiwan History museums in Taiwan Folk museums in Asia Museums in Miaoli County Ethnic museums in Taiwan Saisiyat people Taiwanese folklore {{Taiwan-museum-stub