The Taiwan Museum of Art, which 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 in the garden outside the museum.
Yi-Chung shopping districtYi-Chung shopping district including Yucai Street, extending to the Chungyo department store. Taichung First High School, Taichung Institute of Technology and National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sports, Water Conservancy Building and several cram schools are also near this area, forming the street scene of the coexistence of shopping and tuition.Teenagers are considered as the main consumer groups of the district. With the most popular fashion information, food and drinks in this area shows the vigor of the youth. Besides, there are several local snacks such as the Dongshan duck, spicy tofu, chicken pie and octopus balls, all of which are low cost yet delicious.
As one of the most heavily attended museums in Taiwan, and one of the most attended venues in Taichung, the Museum is in the distinguished company of the National Palace Museum in Taipei and the National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung.
Across 22 exquisite acres, the Museum is a six-venue complex housing the Space IMAX Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall (the original Chinese Science Hall), Global Environment Hall and the Botanical Garden, excluding the Earthquake Museum in Wufong. Over 30 permanent exhibit areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, paleontology, ecology, gems and minerals, Taiwanese Aborigines, and tropical plants. Rotating special exhibits are a constant occurrence. It is also a place filled with hands-on exhibits that will delight children and adults of all ages. The Museum is also a major science learning center with over a half million school children visiting annually.
The Fongjia Night Market is one of Taichungs famous commercial business districts, covering approximately one kilometer in diameter around Fongjia University and includes the Fongjia-Wunhua Night Market, Situn Rd., FengJia Rd., and Fusing Rd. In this CBD, you can find delicious snack foods, quality clothes at reasonable prices to express your unique personality, and the trendiest mobile phones at excellent bargain prices. After the Department of Transportation made great efforts to tackle the parking problems, it has become much easier to park your car or motorcycle at the Fongjia Night Market. Now you can enjoy a relaxing visit here without worrying about not finding a parking space.
The biggest of the big, this mammoth department storethe biggest in Southeast Asia, according to some sourcesincludes 14 floors of shopping space, three food courts, dozens of cafes and food outlets, a two-floor UCI cinema complex and 1,200-car, 1,500-motorcycle basement parking lot. Among about 170 brand names being introduced to Taichung for the first time are food and beverage outlets like Cafe Laurent deli, Ranch One fast-food chicken, Spinelli San Francisco Coffee Company, and TCBY yogurt.
This art street established along the steep incline close to Tunghai University has created a utopian community of art lovers.