The Successor of the Taiwan Salt History‧The Representative of the Salt Culture
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There are numerous salt pans located on the west coast of Tainan County. Here is called Yanfen Region, and the total area of the region is over one thousand hectare. Beimen Salt Field and Cigu Salt Field, the top 3 salt fields of Taiwan Salt Corporation, are located on Tainan County. Taiwan Salt Corporation decided to focus on developing tourism resources and cultural resources since the declining Taiwan Salt industry caused by the labor aging and retiring. Taiwan Salt Museum, a two hundred million investment, is a project expected to utilize the nature resources to build an on-going industry.
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To Utilize the Nature Resources of Yanfen Region‧To Create the Numerous Business Opportunities
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Mr. Huan-Jhih Su, the Tainan County Magistrate, considered that Yanfen Region Culture Reservation and Promotion was a key issue. Mr. Su proposed “Taiwan Salt Museum Cultural Zone Project” since the sun-dried salt production, the traditional salt industry, was falling away. In order to bring up Yanfen Region Culture Reservation and Promotion and to introduce the S4 (Spoonbill, Salt, Sun, and Sea) in Yanfen Region to overseas, this project was executed. Therefore, Yanfen Region is expected to have a museum which contents knowledge, arts, and fun to present all the culture, scenery, and resources in Beimen and Cigu to all of us.
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Taiwan Salt Museum is the only museum of the related industry in Taiwan and also an important historical tourism resource of Southwest Coast National Scenic Area. Tainan County Government was assigned to be in charge of all operations of Taiwan Salt Museum by Taiwan Executive Yuan. Tainan County Government also started to integrate the salt industry related tourism resources along the coast. The office-department integrated executive teams and the preparatory committees were set up to gather the salt industry related cultural and historical relics from Japanese Colonized Period to now. The relics gathered are almost over 10,000 units, and there are some unique relics. Thus, Taiwan Salt Museum has the most complete salt industry related collections in Taiwan.
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Taiwan President Mr. Shui-Bian Chen inspected Cigu several times and appreciated the concept of building Taiwan Salt Museum. Mr. Shui-Bian Chen granted the financial assistance of NT$ 10 million through Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA) in order to execute this Taiwan Salt Museum Cultural Zone Project. Mr. Huan-Jhih Su, the Tainan County Magistrate, considered that a fully integrated business strategy was necessary to attract the tourists since the business operation of a museum was complicated and costly. The management of the museum was outsourced. Yanguang Cultural and Educational Foundation were in charge of all business operations through a two-year OT (Operate Transfer) contract signed on December 20, 2004. As Taiwan Salt Museum opened for the business operation on January 22, 2005, the tourists could see and feel how the labors strived to create the history of the salt industry through a tour in the museum.
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To Fully Present the Culture of Taiwan Salt Industry‧To Build a Global Tourism City of Sun-Dried Salt Industry
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Taiwan Salt Museum Cultural Zone has Taiwan Salt Museum and Southwest Coast National Scenic Area to integrate the culture of salt industry, the culture of Yanfen Region, the local tribes, the local customs, and the environments. It presents the unique features of the salt field. The different commercial activities performed can be seen in the several areas, such as sun-dried salt area, salt field environment area, padding pool area, Taiwan Salt Corporation Gift Shop, and these activities also bring up the commercial opportunities to this cultural zone. On the trip of salt field, the tourists can see Taiwan traditional salt industry through the sun-dried salt production process. The festivals are held to attract more tourists. All of these tours and events will make Cigu a Global Region which represents the Sun-Dried Salt Industry.
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Taiwan Salt Museum Cultural Zone Project is an integration of the cultural resources of Cigu Salt Mountains, Taiwan Salt Museum and, Cultural Zone. This project rebuilds the culture of traditional Taiwan salt industry and the history of salt labors in front of us. In the past, the salt industry was a symbol of the East Tainan life style. Therefore, Tainan County Magistrate Mr. Huan-Jhih Su transform the traditional salt industry into the Future Exquisite Salt Creative Industry and promotes the salt related fine arts (salt sculptures) and other salt products to create new tourism resources. Tainan County has the culture and the history of Sun-Dried Salt Industry and the culture and the history is the advantage of the tourism business. It makes Tainan County a unique place which represents a Global Tourism City of Sun-Dried Salt Industry.
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