Get to know Taiping District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Taichung City
- Chinese name
- 太平區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 121.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A building designed for tobacco
The monopoly bureau began developing the station in 1955 as tobacco production increased after the Second World War. Staff graded, assessed and priced leaves brought by growers. Large north-facing windows admitted steady natural light for judging tobacco quality, while a spacious packing area accommodated produce and public weighing. The station ceased operating in 1994.
Tobacco interpretation and art
Restored and reopened in 2018, the building contains a tobacco-history interpretation area and space for local artists. The memorial museum introduces Chen Ting-shih (陳庭詩), a modern artist associated with iron sculpture who settled in Taiping. The reuse brings industrial memory and local artistic work into the same setting.
Sources for this guide
國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心|太平買菸場 · National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Taiping District 太平區
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Getting there
Taiping District is about 9 km in a straight line from central Taichung City. Search for 太平區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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