Taiwan Sugar Museum
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Yali
Taichung, Taiwan10,262 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Kaohsiung "Qiaotou Sugar Factory" is close to the MRT station
It’s very convenient to take the MRT and you can save 30 yuan on parking fees.
Free admission
Covers a vast area
You can rent bicycles or take a five-minute bus to explore the park
Otherwise, it would be nice to take a walk.
I don’t know when I started to eat ice cream when I come to the sugar factory.
The most recommended popsicles sold are longan flavored
Arita Cafe in the park, which was renovated from the old Xingtang Elementary School building, has a laid-back atmosphere and impressive coffee.
There are also many old Japanese buildings and exhibition halls to visit in the park.
It is advisable to plan a half-day trip
It is also very suitable for the whole family to visit together.
It’s very convenient to take the MRT and you can save 30 yuan on parking fees.
Free admission
Covers a vast area
You can rent bicycles or take a five-minute bus to explore the park
Otherwise, it would be nice to take a walk.
I don’t know when I started to eat ice cream when I come to the sugar factory.
The most recommended popsicles sold are longan flavored
Arita Cafe in the park, which was renovated from the old Xingtang Elementary School building, has a laid-back atmosphere and impressive coffee.
There are also many old Japanese buildings and exhibition halls to visit in the park.
It is advisable to plan a half-day trip
It is also very suitable for the whole family to visit together.
Written 9 October 2023
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地デジオヤジ
Nara, Japan498 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
This is the remains of a sugar factory from the Japanese colonial period. The surrounding area is now a park, and part of it is now a wedding venue. Take the Taiwan Railway to this place, and it's perfect for a half-day trip. Admission is free. The factory equipment remains, and steam locomotives used for transportation are also on display. The factory manager's house and other places give a nostalgic feeling of old Japanese life.
Written 23 May 2024
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4419Gulliver
Cincinnati, OH33 contributions
Sept 2013 • Friends
Part of what I liked about the Sugar Museum was the ride on the train out to the mill. It has its own stop. This gave us a little view of the countryside in daylight.
The museum is free. It is a self-guided tour. There are whimsical sculptures of animals and fantastic creatures made form old machine parts in several locations. There are several steam and diesel locomotives and cars that were used to haul cane from the fields to the mill. you can see a small stand of sugar cane to show what it looks like.
The mill building itself is a bit haunting. The mill operated from 1902-1999. It's like they just walked away from it, although I'm sure it was cleaned up a lot. The access to see the equipment is pretty easy. There are English and Chinese signs telling about the sugar making process although they are too brief and suffer some from awkward translation. I'm an engineer and still had some difficulty following what they were saying.
You can also see the mill office building and the superintendent's residence from the outside. After waking around for a while we treated ourselves to an ice cream even though it was not lunch time yet. It was warm. Walking back to the train station we passed buildings that looked like they might have been worker housing, but we didn't see any signs explaining.
Overall it's a pleasant jaunt to the country to e see a piece of history and understand Taiwan a bit better. It could be done better but we enjoyed it.
The museum is free. It is a self-guided tour. There are whimsical sculptures of animals and fantastic creatures made form old machine parts in several locations. There are several steam and diesel locomotives and cars that were used to haul cane from the fields to the mill. you can see a small stand of sugar cane to show what it looks like.
The mill building itself is a bit haunting. The mill operated from 1902-1999. It's like they just walked away from it, although I'm sure it was cleaned up a lot. The access to see the equipment is pretty easy. There are English and Chinese signs telling about the sugar making process although they are too brief and suffer some from awkward translation. I'm an engineer and still had some difficulty following what they were saying.
You can also see the mill office building and the superintendent's residence from the outside. After waking around for a while we treated ourselves to an ice cream even though it was not lunch time yet. It was warm. Walking back to the train station we passed buildings that looked like they might have been worker housing, but we didn't see any signs explaining.
Overall it's a pleasant jaunt to the country to e see a piece of history and understand Taiwan a bit better. It could be done better but we enjoyed it.
Written 13 September 2013
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Ken
Singapore, Singapore27 contributions
Sept 2016 • Solo
the entire factory is pretty huge!! i would strongly recommend you to rent a bicycle when you exit the ciaotou sugar factory mrt. then cycle around the sugar factory.
i personally did not like the museum because the texts are written in traditional mandarin chinese. prefer to read them in english. and because of the small crowd that this museum attracts, it is not economical for them to keep the air conditioning running. so after cycling under the hot sun for a long period of time, its a torture to stay within the museum without air con and pretty poor ventilation.
but i do love the sugar factory as a whole though. just pretty disappointed with the museum.
and a drum assembly actually hold its performance within the sugar factory as well. quite iconic though their performance.
i personally did not like the museum because the texts are written in traditional mandarin chinese. prefer to read them in english. and because of the small crowd that this museum attracts, it is not economical for them to keep the air conditioning running. so after cycling under the hot sun for a long period of time, its a torture to stay within the museum without air con and pretty poor ventilation.
but i do love the sugar factory as a whole though. just pretty disappointed with the museum.
and a drum assembly actually hold its performance within the sugar factory as well. quite iconic though their performance.
Written 6 October 2016
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Susan T
163 contributions
Dec 2014
It is a disused factory now turned into a museum. You get to understand how the sugarcane is transported, processed and made into sugar. This original site was formerly a sugarcane plantation. Now there are old trains for display. You can also rent a bicycle or 4 wheeler to move around as the place is huge. There is underground tunnel, a pig museum, a children's maze with a lot of interesting metal structures.
Written 17 December 2014
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Nixon L
Hong Kong, China56 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
It's not exactly a museum, but an abandoned 'industrial estate' with additional shops and showrooms. The term, 'museum', is always misused in Taiwan to describe showrooms, abandoned sites and parks.
The main attraction is the abandoned sugar refinery and the showroom next door which give you a brief idea, in a rather passive manner, on how sugar canes were unloaded and became sugar -- if you can read Chinese. The factory and showroom are quiet and dark, not quite suitable for claustrophobics but some locals like taking pre-wedding photos there.
Outside the factory is a train yard with a few locomotives which used to drag sugar canes and sugar to and from the refinery. You can experience a train ride next to the MRT Station.
Another facility more relevant to sugar is the supermarket. There you can buy various flavours of ice-cream and popsicles at reasonable price, but don't expect too much about the taste. The taro and longan flavours taste indifferent to me, and they're more like caramel than what they are supposed to be.
The rest of the 'industrial estate' are abondoned staff quarters, office buildings, air-raid shelters, a showroom full of pig sculptures, a bicycle rental shop and a Qiaotou bun shop.
Taisugar is the owner and operator of this estate, but apparently it didn't do a good job.
The main attraction is the abandoned sugar refinery and the showroom next door which give you a brief idea, in a rather passive manner, on how sugar canes were unloaded and became sugar -- if you can read Chinese. The factory and showroom are quiet and dark, not quite suitable for claustrophobics but some locals like taking pre-wedding photos there.
Outside the factory is a train yard with a few locomotives which used to drag sugar canes and sugar to and from the refinery. You can experience a train ride next to the MRT Station.
Another facility more relevant to sugar is the supermarket. There you can buy various flavours of ice-cream and popsicles at reasonable price, but don't expect too much about the taste. The taro and longan flavours taste indifferent to me, and they're more like caramel than what they are supposed to be.
The rest of the 'industrial estate' are abondoned staff quarters, office buildings, air-raid shelters, a showroom full of pig sculptures, a bicycle rental shop and a Qiaotou bun shop.
Taisugar is the owner and operator of this estate, but apparently it didn't do a good job.
Written 29 October 2015
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Dora C
Tainan, Taiwan4 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
This place is a total must. Amazing. Awesome. I run out of plaudits. You could spend all day here. The museum is fantastic. The rusting factory a kid-friendly Urbex explore and there are so many things hidden away. The rusty shunters round the back of the engine shed were my highlight. Loved this place. Hands down the best thing in Kaohsiung. You really have got to go here. Can't believe we had the place to ourselves almost and it was free entry.
Written 13 August 2015
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Yu Chun M
Jakarta30 contributions
Jan 2013 • Family
It also represents the history of Kaohsiung and Taiwan as a whole. Rent a bike and explore the old sugar refineries and top your day off with the famous ice cream products of TaiTang (Taiwan Sugar company)
Written 6 July 2013
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Christina N
Redwood City, CA183 contributions
Dec 2012 • Solo
I didnt know what to expect at a sugar museum... but went ahead anyway. Boy, was I surprised to discover this hidden gem!
The old sugar factory itself wasnt anything spectacular, but the surrounding was very quaint, with lots of great photo spots for the photo enthusiasts. The whole area was rather deserted/ quiet/ empty on a weekday afternoon, and despite looking run down, had a very rustic feel to it.
I'd definitely come back here again.
The old sugar factory itself wasnt anything spectacular, but the surrounding was very quaint, with lots of great photo spots for the photo enthusiasts. The whole area was rather deserted/ quiet/ empty on a weekday afternoon, and despite looking run down, had a very rustic feel to it.
I'd definitely come back here again.
Written 18 January 2013
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JohnCWang1688
Orange County, Ca33 contributions
Dec 2012 • Family
The Museum area was originally a Sugar Cane Factory which was one of the most important industry in the early years. A sugar train ride is a must to complete the tour.
Written 8 January 2013
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