Taichung Cultural Center Introduction
Taichung City is known for its cultural prestige, boasting a flourishing literary atmosphere and advanced educational institutions, with the community tirelessly promoting cultural activities. In 1976, prominent entrepreneur Mr. He Yong donated a cultural center on Shuangshi Road, which became the first cultural center in Taiwan. In 1979, the central government initiated 12 construction projects, allocating funds for each county and city to establish a cultural center. Taichung chose to build one on Yingcai Road No. 600, breaking ground the following August and completing it on November 12, 1983. Covering an area of 16,615 square meters, it was named the "Taichung City Cultural Center." (The original Shuangshi Road Cultural Center was renamed "Wenying Hall" in 1983 and was managed by National Taiwan Sport University from 2012.) After the merger of Taichung County and City into a direct-controlled municipality on December 25, 2010, it was renamed the "Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center." On January 1, 2013, it was restructured as an internal unit of the Cultural Affairs Bureau and named "Taichung City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau Dadun Cultural Center." The management scope of the Dadun Cultural Center includes Zhongshan Hall and shares an office with the "Taichung City Library Dadun Branch." The facility has 10 exhibition rooms, along with an auditorium, audiovisual room, presentation room, conference room, workshop classroom, reading area, and study room, making it a multifunctional educational venue for various cultural promotion activities, representing an important cultural hub in Taichung City.
