The Tuniu Hakka Cultural Museum () is a

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History

The original building belongs to the Liu family. On 21 September 1999, it collapsed due to the

1999 Jiji earthquake The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake) (), also known as the great earthquake of September 21 (), was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on Tuesday, 21 Se ...

. Afterwards, the family applied for government subsidy to reconstruct the building. Six years later it was rebuilt at the original site with its original design and appearance and named Tuniu Hakka Cultural Museum on 9 May 2006.

Architecture

The museum consists of the main reception hall and four exhibition halls. It has also many static and multimedia display.

Transportation

The museum is accessible by bus from

Fengyuan Station Fengyuan () is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line and a current terminus for local trains that specifically travel via Taichung railway station,Xinw ...

of Taiwan Railways or Taichung Station of

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 ...

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* 2006 establishments in Taiwan Hakka museums in Taiwan Museums established in 2006 Museums in Taichung {{Taiwan-museum-stub