Wood

ONE WOOD

The Alishan forest has nurtured the wood industry in Chiayi for centuries. We partition this exhibition by the quadrant of all things to present how wood emerged into human civilization, from forests to the wood industry and from industry to culture and art. It shows a sustainable spirit of dependence and symbiosis between people and wood, thereby deriving the unique ecology of the wood craftsmen in Taiwan. Overall, this exhibition presents the core value of being from “one wood” to “all things. ” ◎ There is the smell of natural camphor trees in the exhibition area. Patients with fava bean disease should consider entering the exhibition.

Forestry

Timberize Chiayi

Through knowledge exchange of wooden architectures during the exhibition, the “Timberize Chiayi” explores the endless cycle from forests to wooden architecture with the city folks. We expect to develop Chiayi, a wood city, into the greenest new generation of livable cities in Taiwan and inoculate the Timberize Chiayi through presenting the urban landscape made of wood.

Belief

Chiayi Temple Museum

An art museum bearing the shared memories of the temple art of this city－Chiayi Temple Museum. It helps find out the artistic value of the local temples through a modern exhibition! For the duration of a burning joss stick, let us walk through centuries-old art history, and with a new perspective, feel the artisans' skills and craftsmen's spirits, humbly and proudly expressing their respects to deities.

Guide

Street Performance at Chiayi City

A series of performances will be held in street blocks, allowing audiences to explore the local lifestyles of Chiayi citizens. The exhibition presents the spirit of hospitality by showing various styles of clothing, food, housing, and transportation past and present. It exhibits how Chiayi city has changed from “old” to “new” and how citizens turn their daily lives into tourist attractions.

Taste

Food Culture

A series of mini-tours will incorporate local food and cultural experiences in Chiayi. During the exhibition, we present 8 themed routes for people to visit famous scenic spots and historic buildings, explore ordinary and extraordinary things in the streets and lanes, and meet local food and stores under the guidance of tour guides.

Night

Eco Night Market

In this design expo, we incorporate the Wenhua Road Night Market as the first stop for the environmental-friendly design of night markets. Next, adopting the design style guided by friendliness, we cooperate with the Show Ba department store to turn daily objects into local street furniture or objects with night market characteristics. Visitors can watch the exhibition during the day and visit the night market at night to practically taste the new Chiayi with their five senses.

Musical

Dongzhi Location

The Winter Solstice (pronounced as "Dongzhi" in Mandarin), also known as the Winter Festival in Taiwan, is the shortest day of the year in areas north of the Northern Return Line and is traditionally no less important than the three festivals, namely the Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is because it symbolizes fullness and reunion, and it is also a symbol of growing older after eating sticky rice dumplings. Through this formal yet fun process, people are given a good reason and motivation to go home and have a family reunion, and the cold of the winter solstice thus takes on a positive meaning.