National Museum of Taiwan Literature — Attraction in Tainan

The Taiwan Literature Museum used to be the Tainan State Hall in the era of the Japanese rule. The architectural personality is of the Massa style. It was made of brick, stone in stone-washing style . The gable and porch are the main entrances of the building, and there are guard towers on both sides. The architectural aesthetics of classical balance was the official architectural feature of that time.

After the completion of the building in 1916, which was the same as the Taipei Supervisory Yuan , it was occupied by the Air Combat Supply Command Department after World War II and then used as the Tainan Municipal Government. It has not been used and repaired by different units and different during the past periods of use.

A great city, to be able to stay, can accumulate the taste and culture of the guests. When literature becomes a great extension for the public, showing the confidence of the citizens can make the city more beautiful and...

Despite it being a museum of Taiwanese literature, it's certainly worth a visit for English speakers. Most displays offer a bilingual description of the fascinating history behind the various stories and types of literature. The entire building is also a really cool visit to see the architecture. Many sections of the modern restorations are cut away so that a visitor may view into the history of the building.

If you're looking for a place to write or read, directly across from the gift store are a series of tables. After visiting all of thee exhibits one can't help but be urged to reflect, and this area was perfect for it. Many people were also there, students studying and writing, all in complete silence. It was almost a magical experience writing there. Certainly worth the trip alone if you're a writer.

Overall, it's great stop in an area not usually famed for its tourist destinations, and it's close to so many other great attractions so you can easily make a full and worthwhile day...

I’ve visited this museum twice, and enjoyed both visits. The building is huge but you can see all the exhibits in one hour, two hours at most. There is a permanent exhibition which expires the general history of Taiwanese literature until the modern day (the exhibit is in Chinese and English, as partially Japanese too) as well as a temporary exhibit about a special topic (once it was about the detective genre, another time about banned books). This temporary exhibition is generally only in Chinese, but as the staff is very obliging and polite, and some can speak English, I imagine you could ask for some help.

The museum is peaceful, and has a large, cool seating area that is popular with local elderly people to just take a relaxing break...