Get to know East District
- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Tainan City
- Chinese name
- 東區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 12.72 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A campus conceived as a museum
The museum’s approach extends beyond its main building: historic campus sites and distinctive ecology form an environmental museum, while departmental collections make up a network of specialist museums. The main museum researches, displays and preserves the university’s cultural assets. Its headquarters occupies the former Japanese-period administrative centre on Chenggong Campus.
From donated objects to a university museum
In 2000, collector Hsu Po-yi (許伯夷) donated 2,262 objects, including stone carvings, wooden and bamboo objects, puppets and ceramics. Research into the donation later focused on wood carving, puppetry, ceramics and stone lions. The museum was formally established on 11 November 2007, with exhibitions on hand-operated mechanical models and the study of Professor Su Xuelin (蘇雪林).
Sources for this guide
國立成功大學博物館 · National Cheng Kung University Museum
本館緣起 | 本館簡介 | 國立成功大學博物館 · National Cheng Kung University Museum
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore East District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
East District 東區
Plan your visit
Getting there
East District is about 4 km in a straight line from central Tainan City. Search for 東區 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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