Puzi City Embroidery Cultural Museum Introduction
Puzi City in Chiayi County was once a major hub for the embroidery industry. The prosperous scene at that time was reflected in the large number of embroidered products exported from Puzi City, including colorful Eight Immortals designs, curtains, pillowcases, bed sheets, puppetry costumes, traditional Taiwanese opera costumes, and bridal dowries, with sales reaching all over Taiwan. To preserve such outstanding local cultural characteristics, the Puzi City Office began promoting embroidery in 2002. It not only established the Chiayi County Embroidery Culture Association and offered embroidery workshops but also received a subsidy from the Executive Yuan in 2003 to build the Puzi Embroidery Culture Museum, serving as a center for promoting embroidery culture and as a venue for cultural events and tourism in Puzi. The museum was originally an unused space of the local shipping team’s office, and the whole building was converted from a wooden Japanese-style structure, rich in antiquity and aligned with the essence of embroidery culture. The museum documents the glory days of Puzi City during the booming embroidery industry and collects many meticulously crafted and astonishing embroidery artworks. Through interactive learning within the entire industry, the Embroidery Culture Museum re-establishes a strong local culture, integrates community activities, boosts various cultural tourism efforts, and has become a compelling tourist attraction.
