Lantau Rural Life Museum Introduction
The Museum is located within the Elderly Recreation and Activity Center. Currently, the first floor of the activity center serves as a hall for residents to engage in leisure activities, such as karaoke. In addition, there are facilities like a gym and meeting rooms, making it a multifunctional activity center. The exhibition hall is on the second floor, and it aims to present "how the residents of Qimei Island have effectively utilized local materials to meet their daily needs in harsh natural environments over the years." The focus includes various aspects such as cooking utensils, tableware, food, clothing, architecture, living spaces, local culture and history, folk festivals, and Qimei herbal plants. Besides using culture as the foundation for tourism and invigorating the local economy, the establishment hopes to preserve and promote traditional culture, become the best location for environmental education, enhance residents' cultural awareness, enrich Qimei's tourism resources, and form a local cultural industry, serving as a cultural hub for community residents to live and interact. The museum's spaces include exhibition rooms, a digital experience area, and a DIY creation zone, and it will showcase a series of elegant stone artifacts, tiles from the Japanese colonial period, and toys, reflecting the characteristics of ancient island artifacts in Taiwan. Additionally, the museum is equipped with computers, providing the public with access to online information and activities at any time, and will develop towards integrating Qimei's cultural characteristics with its role as a tourism center in the future. 【Recommended duration of stay】 1 hour.
