National Museum of Natural Science
¡@This is Taiwan's first National Museum of Science. It is divided into four display areas: Science Center, Life Science, Earth and Environment, Chinese Science and Technology. There are also four theaters: Space Theater, 3-D Theater, Environment Theater, and Bird's-eye Theater.
¡@Of these, the Chinese science and technology exhibition hall presents Chinese science, medicine, agriculture, astronomy, shipbuilding and navigation, and Chinese spirituality. The theaters use computerized multimedia audio visual equipment. The museum is located at 1 Guanchian Rd., tel:(04)322-6940.
¡@The Taiwan Museum of Art, which formally opened in 1988, has a total of 24 exhibition halls. The museum regularly holds exhibitions of Western art, Chinese brush paintings, and sculpture, and has its own collection of valuable pieces of art. Residents can relax at the garden outside the museum. The museum is located at 2 Wuchiuan West Rd., tel:(04)372-3552.
¡@The 30 hectare Encore Garden is a pleasing patchwork of carefully designed European and Japanese-style gardens. Visitors can relax in this splendid setting, while enjoying a number of special attractions, including the "water dance." This eye-catching display is the main feature of the park and is famous throughout Taiwan.