Audio guide introduction: 2 minute 12 seconds
Tai O Rural Committee History and Culture Office is located on Wing On Street in Tai O. Get off at Tai O Bus Terminus and enter the intersection of Tai O Fishing Village. The Heritage Office itself is a century-old building. The entire exhibition hall is not large, but it can be said that It is a mini museum in Tai O. This museum was founded by Wong Wai-king, a native of Tai O. It is a private museum without government funding. Although the place is small, it can still fulfill the four basic functions of the museum: exhibition, collection, research and education.
Most of the exhibits are items from the 90s and 50s or even earlier. Most of them were collected in the mid-XNUMXs by museum founder Wong Wai-king and her husband at vacant houses and beaches in Tai O, where they collected daily necessities from Tai O residents in the past, or were donated by villagers. Among them were fishing tools that fishermen relied on for their livelihood in those days, including There are wind lanterns with windproof design, level gauges and manual wooden drills for building tents and ships. There are also daily necessities for fishermen, such as wedding dresses and tea warmers from the XNUMXs. Learn more about the history and culture of Tai O through exhibits and old photos, and use the exhibits to imagine what life was like for the fishermen of Tai O in that era.
In 2008 and 2009, it was severely damaged by typhoons twice. Many exhibits, books and postcards in the museum were destroyed and soaked. More than a hundred items were scrapped, resulting in heavy losses. Due to the heavy financial burden, the art museum almost faced closure. Fortunately, the public and Tai O residents enthusiastically donated money to save it.
At present, the museum only relies on selling its postcards, leading local ecology groups and accepting donations to maintain its operations. This historical museum, which has carried generations of Tai O people, has been difficult to operate, but it is still open to tourists free of charge. Please be careful when you think of visiting. Unfortunately, the museum is closed on Mondays.