Shigang Farmers' Association Rice Mill Storage Introduction
During the Japanese Taisho period, the Japanese established credit unions in various locations to manage Taiwan's rice agricultural production and marketing. After World War II, these were transformed into agricultural associations. Agriculture was once the main lifeline of early livelihoods and the economy, with rice production being the main agricultural product of Shigang. Therefore, the agricultural association took on the heavy responsibility of processing, promoting, and improving rice production. The rice milling warehouses of that time held a significant position and were an indispensable part of the historical development of the Shigang District. The Shigang Agricultural Association's "Rice Milling Warehouse" was built in the 17th year of the Shōwa era (1942) and functioned as a rice milling factory, with a structure that belongs to precise wooden construction. Subsequently, due to the gradual transformation of agriculture and a sharp decline in rice production, it inevitably fell into history. After being damaged in the 921 earthquake in 1999, it was restored with a subsidy of 7 million NTD from the former Council for Cultural Affairs and an additional 7.55 million NTD raised by the original Shigang Township Office, and the restoration has been managed by the Township Office up to now.
