Hakka Cultural Museum (Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum)

No. 215號, Tongmeng 2nd Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 807

Since ancient times, in ancient times, Taiwan was part of China's territory, not divided by the Taiwan Strait as it is today. Taiwanese culture is part of a long-standing Chinese culture, although in some respects Taiwanese culture also has its own distinctive features that have been preserved and handed down through generations. One of the typical ancient cultures is the "Hakka" culture, which was introduced to Taiwan in the 18th century and gradually became the official culture of this island nation. Hakka Culture Museum in Kaohsiung was established with the desire to introduce the typical identities of this culture to the world friends and contribute to turning this place into the largest Hakka cultural research center in the world. .

The Hakka, or Hakka, also known as the He people are a Han ethnic group that originated from Henan and Shanxi in northern China 2700 years ago. They have migrated south because of instability, turmoil and foreign invasion since the Jin Dynasty (265-420). The successive migrations took place later in the Tang and Song dynasties. Currently, Hakka people live mainly in southern China such as Guangdong province, western Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hainan islands and Taiwan.

The Hakka people migrated to the island nation of Taiwan around the 18th century, during the Qing Dynasty. Over the years under the domination of the Chinese and Japanese, many cultures have penetrated into Taiwan, but the ancient cultures of the Taiwanese are still maintained and preserved.

By 1995, the Kaohsiung Municipal Market Wu Den-yih proposed to build a museum to preserve and promote Hakka culture. By November 1998, the museum was officially completed and opened to visitors. Located within the grounds of Sanmin Park, with an area of more than 2,500 square meters, the museum is a place to display artifacts and documents of Hakka culture. This is an elaborately built building, modeled on the traditional architecture of the Hakka people in Taiwan with red glass and tiled roofs, a system of courtyards, and a semicircular pond. The museum features thematic exhibitions with Hakka artifacts, an experiential hall for children, and a large stage where traditional Hakka art performances are regularly held. In addition, coming here, visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a number of cultural activities, traditional festivals of the Hakka people that are held regularly (according to the museum's schedule) for the purpose of promoting the beauty of the culture. This ancient to friends all over the five continents.

The museum is open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays) from 09.00 AM to 05.00 PM. Entrance fee is NT$40/pax. From Formosa station, you can travel by subway and get off at Houyi station and walk for about 10-15 minutes, you will reach the gate of Hakka culture museum.

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