Yonghan Folk Art Museum

　　The Yonghan Folk Art Museum is situated to the right of Anping Fort. It is built on the site of the Taxation Commissioner’s Residence constructed in the 13th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1887). In 1979, the Tainan City Government renovated the site and renamed it the “Yonghan Folk Art Museum.”

　　The museum is a two-story brick building coated with plaster, featuring a plain and unadorned exterior that contrasts with the rich collection housed inside. Cultural relics are displayed on the second floor, which is divided into nine exhibition areas. The museum showcases early Taiwanese folk art and daily life artifacts, with a large portion from the Ming and Qing dynasties as well as more recent Han Chinese settlers, followed by items from indigenous peoples. These include various unearthed pottery and stone fragments, glass beads from indigenous tribes, wheel plates, ceramic jars and pots, traditional long gowns and mandarin jackets, ornamental boxes, puppets, shadow puppet figures, fishing and hunting tools, and cake molds. These items reflect the lives of early settlers and make it the most comprehensive folk museum in the Anping area. Among its most unique exhibits is the “Anping Ancient Pot,” discovered later on the shores of Anping. It is said to be the earliest unearthed artifact related to Han Chinese activity in Taiwan. Legend has it that this pot was used as a gunpowder container during Koxinga’s campaign against the Dutch. Currently, it is publicly displayed only here, at the Tainan Municipal Museum of Ethnic Artifacts in the Yenping Prince Shrine, and in the Anping Fort Museum display room—making it a rare find.

　　Address: No. 43, Guosheng Road, Tainan City

　　Phone: (06) 220-5282

　　Opening Hours: 08:00–17:00

　　Closed: Three days prior to Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chinese New Year

　　Transportation Guide: Take city bus No. 15 from in front of Tainan Railway Station and get off at Anping Fort.