The Taikang Cultural Center or Taijiang Cultural Center (traditional Chinese: 臺江文化中心; simplified Chinese: 台江文化中心; pinyin: Táijiāng Wénhuà Zhōngxīn) is a cultural center in Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan.
| Taikang Cultural Center | |
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台江文化中心 | |
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| Alternative names | Taijiang Cultural Center |
| General information | |
| Type | cultural center |
| Location | Annan, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 23°02′45.2″N 120°11′16.6″E / 23.045889°N 120.187944°E |
| Construction started | December 2015 |
| Opened | January 2019 |
| Inaugurated | April 2019 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 1.6 hectares |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | S.T. YEH Architects |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
History edit
In 2004, the Taikang Culture Promotion Society asked for a building of Taikang Cultural Park which was located on public land. In 2005, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan County Government started planning to establish the Taikang Cultural Center. However, it faced difficulties in acquiring the land which resulted in the plan to be halted several times over the years.[1]
The construction of the cultural center finally began in December 2015. The soft opening for the center was held by Tainan City Government in January 2019, and it was officially opened in April 2019.[2]
Architecture edit
The cultural center building spans over a floor area of 1.6 hectares with four floors above ground and one underground. It has a capacity of 600 people.[3] It consists of a performance hall, a library and a community college. There are two main buildings of the center which are the theater building and the classroom building. The theater building consists of four floors above ground and one basement floor. The classroom building consists of three floors above ground and one basement floor with two standard classrooms and four specialized classrooms. The basement floor is dedicated to the library which consists of audio visual room, printed materials section and office space.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "History of Taikang Cultural Center". Taikang Cultural Center. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Hsiao, Sherry (24 October 2018). "January soft opening set for Tainan culture center". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Our Buildings". Taikang Cultural Center. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Taikang Cultural Center(台江文化中心)". Travel Tainan. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.