The Tower of the Sun Introduction
During the 111th Spring Festival holiday (from January 31 to February 6), the opening hours are: January 31 (New Year's Eve) to February 6 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year) from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The Sun-Shooting Tower is a unique landscape that even the mythical figure Kuafu cannot catch up with! The Sun-Shooting Tower is the most representative new landmark of Chiayi City, located in Chiayi Park. Visitors can simply look up to see a giant Bauhinia blakeana flower, beautifully contrasting with the blue sky. The Bauhinia blakeana is the city flower of Chiayi. This round building, with the city flower as its slanted roof, is situated on the original site of the old Zhonglie Ci. The Sun-Shooting Tower, standing at 62 meters tall, offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding area from the tenth and eleventh floors. At the entrance, there are a pair of bronze sculptures of leopards symbolizing Taiwan's guardian spirit. The first floor houses the Zhonglie Ci, where martyrs' plaques are carved from white marble for public worship. Above the second floor is the Sun-Shooting Tower, which breaks away from the traditional image of the old Zhonglie Ci, incorporating a greater infusion of cultural and artistic elements both inside and out.
