The Ping Huang Coffee Museum () 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 ...
about
coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulant, stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world.
S ...
in
Taibao City,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename was ...
,
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 ...
.
Architecture
The museum spreads over two floors. The ground floor consists of the coffee knowledge area, Golden Mandeling avenue, tasting area and sales area. The upper floor consists of reserved guided area.
Activities
The museum features hands-on activities such as coffee making. It also provides information tour to visitors on the process of coffee making.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance southeast from
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 the
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...
.
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.
Kaohsiung City
* Chung Li-he Museum
* Cijin Shell Museum
* Fongshan Community Culture Museum
* Former British Consulate at Takao
* Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ...
References
External links
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Museums with year of establishment missing
Drink museums in Taiwan
Museums in Chiayi County
Coffee museums
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