Houshan Highway Museum Introduction
Established in 2011, it was set up by the Fourth District Maintenance Engineering Office of the Directorate General of Highways to document and preserve the construction history of the Houshan Highway. Focusing on roads, bridges, and tunnels, it presents the arduous journey of building and repairing the Houshan Highway since 1949 through photos, artifacts, and models. It commemorates the spirit of resilience and hard work of past predecessors while showcasing the essence of highway culture. The Fourth District Maintenance Engineering Office of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications was established on October 1, 1949, and over the past sixty years, it has created highway miracles in Yilan and Hualien Counties despite the rough and rugged roads. The traces of the past are full of bittersweet experiences. Looking back, highway predecessors contributed with "wisdom" and "sweat," carrying the historical responsibility and sacred mission of onward progression. Their intelligence and perseverance serve as a model for us to learn from. To document and preserve the growth history of the Houshan Highway and to honor the predecessors who opened up roads with manual labor and simple tools, achieving immortal accomplishments in fulfilling tasks and making exceptional contributions to highway construction, we highlight these precious assets and showcase the essence of highway culture. It promotes the spirit of "highway people" who endure hardship, passing on experiences to new colleagues as a model and core benchmark. Thus, related old artifacts will be collected to establish the "Houshan Highway Museum" for organization and preservation.
