Hinoki Village used to be the dormitory section of the Chiayi Forest Area under the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Taiwan Soutokufu. Forestry is the most prominent industry of Chiayi, with the forestry dormitories as the witness of the historical meaning of forestry culture and the development of Chiayi.
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Chiayi City, East District
Alishan Forestry Village and Hinoki Village
Travel Information
Admission Fees
Hinoki Village
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No Charge Required
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Price (NT$)
0
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Opening Hours
Outdoor space: Open all day. Indoor exhibition halls: 10:00 ~ 18:00.
Area & Elevation
Transportation
Map
Alishan Forestry Village and Hinoki Village
No. 4, Linsen W. Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City Google Map
No. 4, Linsen W. Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City Google Map
By car
Take National Highway No. 1 and exit at Chiayi Interchange bound for Chiayi. Travel straight on Beigang Road (County Highway No. 159), turn left onto Bo’ai Road (Provincial Highway No. 1); turn right at Jhongsiao Road after passing the Bo’ai Road Bridge; head straight to Linsen E. Road and you are there.
Take National Highway No. 3, and exit at Jhuci Interchange; take the Linsen E. Road until you reach the intersection with Jhongsiao Road, and you are there.
Take National Highway No. 3, and exit at Jhuci Interchange; take the Linsen E. Road until you reach the intersection with Jhongsiao Road, and you are there.
By public transportation
Take the THSR to Chiayi Station, and transfer to other means of public transportation.
Get off at Chiayi Train Station via train or bus: (1) walk on Linsen W. Rd. for about 20 minutes, and you are there.
Get off at Chiayi Train Station via train or bus: (1) walk on Linsen W. Rd. for about 20 minutes, and you are there.
Other means of transportation 2
Lease a motorcycle and travel down Linsen W. Rd. for about 10 minutes.
Travel Guide
Travel Guide
Attraction
Map
Forestry Facilities
Chiayi Sawmill
The establishment of Chiayi Sawmill was based on the development of Alishan Forest Station. Hence, it carries historical and cultural values in architecture, forestry and industry.
Train Station
Beimen Railroad Station
“Beimn Eki” (Beimen Railroad Station) was built in 1910, and serves as the terminal station for the lumber railway. “Eki” means “station” in Japanese.
Service Facilities
Map
Park Facilities
Hinoki Village
Hinoki Village used to be the dormitory section of the Chiayi Forest Station under the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency of Taiwan Soutokufu. Forestry is the most prominent industry of Chiayi, with the forestry dormitories as the witness of the historical meaning of forestry culture and the development of Chiayi.
Park Facilities
Forest Club Exhibition Center
The Tudor-style architecture was erected in 1914 during the Japanese Colonization Period. It was a venue for guests and local staff for leisure and entertainment purposes in the first place. In 1987, it was converted into staff dormitory by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency.
Park Facilities
Agricultural Boutique Center
Local premium produce from Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan are exhibited to promote the transformation of the local agriculture. In addition to the enhancement of marketing capability, creative cultural artworks by local cultural workers and retired volunteers are combined to organize special exhibitions on a regular basis.
Park Facilities
Song of Forest
“Song of Forest” is an artwork commissioned by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency to Wen-Chih Wang, an internationally- renowned artist local to Chiayi; it took the artist six months to complete. It is a 14-meter high image of the sacred tree and forest railway and has become the new landmark of the Forestry Village.
Park Facilities
Chiayi Motive Power Room Wood Sculpture Museum
Built in 1913, “Chiayi Sawmill Motive Power Room” was one of the facilities of Chiayi Sawmill in the Japanese Colonial Period and the first thermal power plant in Taiwan. Following the cessation of lumbering in the Alishan Forest Station, it was renovated as Wood Sculpture Museum in 2009, and aims to become a forestry-themed museum in the future.
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