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The Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall or Taiwan Petroleum Exhibition Hall () 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 oil in Gongguan 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 ...
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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 ...
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History

The museum was established in 1981 by
CPC Corporation CPC Corporation () is a state-owned petroleum, natural gas, and gasoline company in Taiwan and is the core of the Taiwanese petrochemicals industry. History Early history CPC was founded on 1 June 1946 in Shanghai as Chinese Petroleum Corpo ...
in the area where oil was first discovered in Taiwan.


Architecture

The museum is housed in a two-story building. It is the largest building within the village it is located.


Exhibition

The hall houses the exhibition pavilions on the development of petroleum industry in Taiwan, from literature recording excavation, drilling and natural gas work.


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 ...
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Mining in Taiwan Mining has been practiced in Taiwan for hundreds of years. Sulfur was an early important resource collected on the island. Coal mining expanded in the 19th century to keep up with demand from increased foreign trade. Heavy industry was further exp ...


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* 1981 establishments in Taiwan Industry museums in Taiwan Museums established in 1981 Museums in Miaoli County Petroleum in Taiwan Petroleum museums {{Taiwan-museum-stub