Wulai Forestry Life Museum Introduction
In the early 1950s and 1960s, outsiders who came to the Wulai area for a living mainly settled near the trolley tracks for convenience in transporting trolleys and logging tools, mostly around the Wulai Trolley Station and the timber collection yard in Guishan. Initially, they simply built wooden shelters to live in, but over time, these were renovated into brick and tile houses or concrete bungalows. What started as temporary accommodation for trolley workers gradually evolved into a settlement with many families. Since this settlement was formed by the gathering of trolley workers, the locals often refer to it as "Cheliaoping" or "Chezailiao," creating a unique community life. Next to the trolley ticket office, the Wulai Forestry Life Museum is a museum planned by the Forestry Bureau after five years of preparation, showcasing the detailed development history of forestry in Wulai. If you are not very familiar with the inseparable historical connection between the Wulai trolley and forestry, this is an excellent place to gain insights. The museum preserves the culture of the Wulai trolley and provides the new generation an opportunity to understand historical contexts by setting up labor process models and screening reenactment videos of the labor process, effectively demonstrating the history of the Wulai trolley. The exhibition hall features explanations in Chinese, English, and Japanese, providing a space for international cultural exchange and a learning platform. In conjunction with the operation of the Wulai trolley, it offers high-quality services for learning experiences, and the museum also periodically holds DIY workshops on woodworking crafts, making it a fun course that is quite popular among both adults and children!
