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City in Taiwan
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Chiayi (嘉義), also spelled Jiayi, is the main city of the Chiayi region, southern Taiwan. It is surrounded by Chiayi County.
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檜意森活村
Also referred to as the Cypress Forest Life Village, the village consists of 28 wooden Japanese-style dormitories as well as the Alishan Forest Club, director's official residence, guest house, public bathhouse, etc.
射日塔
The tower exterior designed was inspired by a giant sacred tree in Alishan. The brown aluminum pattern mimics the wood grain of the tree and the center is left with a 40-m-high empty space that mimics the crack in the center of that giant sacred tree. The interior bronze sculpture is inspired by the "Sun-Shooting" legend of Taiwanese aborigines. This bronze-made sculpture is 24 meters tall and 3 meters wide.
嘉義仁武宮
A smaller temple built in 1677 using materials imported from Fujian Province on the Chinese Mainland.
嘉義孔子廟
A Confucian temple within the Chiayi Park which was built in 1706, but relocated to its current site in 1961.
嘉義九華山地藏庵
A large, red, multi-storey temple complex.
聖若望主教座堂
The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi.
嘉義市立博物館
The founding of the museum was a collective community effort in the hope to establish a cultural public space for all of the residents of Chiayi City. Among its displays are silk wrappings used to cover Tibetan Buddhist texts and an Islamic jade collection of the Qing emperors.
嘉義市史蹟資料館
A museum of local history within the main park in the city. There is a limited amount of material in English, so it may not be as engaging for non-Mandarin speakers.
嘉義舊監獄
A former prison building which now houses a museum of the prison system in Taiwan.
台灣花磚博物館
A tiling museum housed in an old Japanese-era lumbermill building.
希諾奇台灣檜木博物館
A museum about hinoki trees.
嘉義市立棒球場
A 10,000-seat stadium built in 1918, and refurbished frequently since. The stadium regularly holds Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) games.
嘉義市立體育場
The city's main athletics stadium.
A complex containing a number of arts-related buildings and institutions.
嘉義市政府文化局
嘉義市政府文化局圖書館
嘉義市政府文化局音樂廳
嘉義鐵道藝術村
An artists' space constructed from a former railway yard where visitors can view works from local artists.
嘉義縣表演藝術中心
A multi-arts park space with performance halls and galleries.
嘉義公園
A large 26.8-ha park in the city which contains a number of local landmarks within its grounds.
嘉義植物園
A botanical garden which spreads across 8.6 ha of land. It is an experimental ground for planning and developing economical tropical trees. As of 2020, there are 140 tree species in the garden, which is further classified into 47 families and 107 classes.
嘉義文化創意產業園區
A multi-purpose park area which also contains facilities for community education programmes.
蘭潭水庫
The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule. The lake covers 2km2 and is the main water resource of Chiayi City.
噴水雞肉飯
One of the most popular turkey rice joints in town, with a number of franchises. But the shop on Culture Road, around the corner, is the most famous -- and crowded.
嘉義市東市場
A local market of fresh produce with a number of cooked food stalls.
嘉樂福夜市
Also called the Carrefour Night Market, situated along Bo Ai Rd near the Carrefour store offers a tasty variety of Taiwanese food dishes, and you can sometimes spot foreigners busking, juggling, miming, or selling their Chinese-language books there. The barbeque stall at the entrance is a must-try, as is almost every other stall in the market. The night market spans over an area of 1,800m2 and consists more than 300 food stalls.
文化路夜市
The night market features famous Chiayi snacks and delicacies. Many popular restaurants and traditional dishes can be found along the night market road.
彌陀夜市
茶の道
Pleasant little modern tea shop right next to the Zhongshan Rd bus terminal, offering up a vast range of yummy Taiwanese drinks like milk tea with pudding chunks (布丁奶茶) and more traditional fruit juices.
橘町搖搖嘉義文化店
A tea shop nearby the Beixianghu park and the botanical garden with a wide offering of drinks, e.g. Taiwanese boba tea. What sets this place apart is the very friendly, enthusiatic and helpful staff.
嘉興旅館
Renovated and clean, around the corner from the station. Beds are comfortable and sleep will come to the tired traveller.
新阿里山溫泉汽車旅館
A modern motel about 2 km west of the train station, offering fancy spa bathrooms in most rooms.
The Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system has three lines, with the main line linking the HSR and TRA railway stations.
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