Ethnic Music Museum (Sun Liren General's Residence) Introduction
The Ethnic Music Hall was formerly the Air Force Recreation Center and General Sun Li-jen's Guest House, covering an area of 1,017 ping. It was built around 1937 and reflects the architectural characteristics of the Japanese colonial era, blending Japanese and Western styles, making it one of the important cultural heritage buildings in Pingtung City. After being received by the Pingtung County Government, it was transformed into the Ethnic Music Hall with the vision of promoting ethnic music. The space has been planned to include an outdoor performance area, a garden coffee zone, a cultural exhibition hall, a small performance theater, and a collection room, allowing visitors to enjoy coffee and listen to melodious music. The Ethnic Music Hall is expansive and lush, and its buildings are distinctive historical structures made from materials like cedar, cypress, and Guangxi wood. During its time as an Air Force Recreation Center and General Sun Li-jen's Guest House, the front building served as a two-story western-style house for hosting guests, while the back building was a Japanese-style residence for family living, both of which remain in good condition today. Given that there are not many distinctive historical buildings in Pingtung City, and in order to prevent the Guest House from facing demolition due to urban development, as well as to promote local music culture, it was renovated into the Ethnic Music Hall. The music hall researches various music types, including Hengchun folk songs, Manzhou folk songs, Hakka mountain songs, and indigenous ballads, while also enhancing cooperation and exchange with music advocacy groups, local cultural history associations, music departments, and cultural workers, and continuously encouraging music creation to develop diverse musical forms.
