“Nantou County History Hall (NCHH)”, formerly planned and arranged by “Department of NCHH Planning ”, was officially unveiled in December 1997. The “921 Earthquake” heavily damaged the building in 1999. Through a 1-year-long repair and construction, it again unveiled in October 2001.

The main installation of the NCHH is Wu-de Temple, a more-than-60-year-old structure built in 1937 when Taiwan was one of Japan’s colonies. It was a stadium for policemen to practice kendo and judo then. Afterward, taken over by People’s Government, it was used as Police Department, Bureau of Upland Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Employee’s Cooperative, and Bureau of Environmental Protection, successively.

Its Tang-look-like style is a unique combination of Sino style from northern mainland and Japan’s from the east. Its roof depicts an elegant streamline, and the heightened foundation reflexes it extraordinary momentum.

Aboriginal culture, ancient trail, historic excavation, aged photos, and Nantou Pottery are shown here.

◎Exhibition of ancient trail
The famous ancient trails in the history of Nantou exploration are introduced here. All trails symbolized the trace of the civilization development.

◎Briefing of domestic tribes and their clothing
The development of Nantou County in history features multiple tribes and the fusion of different culture. In the “Briefing of domestic tribes” section, the distribution and migrating route of each tribe are illustrated. Meanwhile, in the “Clothing” section, you might see how the tribal clothing varies from one to another, which also reflexes the characteristics of each tribe.

◎Exhibition of historic images and others
Exclusive miniature models of three classic academies in the county, collections of literature and history maps from thirteen areas of towns or villages, and digital key-pad controlled video playback system are included here.