Furniture left behind by giants? A giant chair eight times the size appears at Qigu Salt Flat

▲ The Giant's Blue Chair features bright colors, and its figure, eight times the size of a normal chair, stands proudly at Qigu Salt Flat. (Photo / Sourced fromthe official website of Taijiang National Park, photo by Huang Renliang)

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

While walking along the road at Qigu Salt Flat in Tainan, one will be surprised to find a large blue chair that is eight times the size of a regular chair, which is quite a novelty. It turns out that this is the "Giant's Blue Chair" public art installation, created in collaboration with Li Weimu, a woodworking course instructor at Tainan Community College, and built by volunteers from the Taijiang National Park, aiming to enhance local tourism and community vitality. It has also been jokingly referred to as furniture left behind by giants.

▲ Volunteers from Taijiang National Park worked together to complete the "Giant's Blue Chair." (Photo / Sourced fromthe official website of Taijiang National Park)

The design concept of the "Giant's Blue Chair" is to enlarge a regular-sized chair by eight times, creating an optical illusion that makes people sitting on it appear smaller when photographed.This charming and delicately crafted mini attraction, consisting of the giant chair and a resting platform, was entirely handcrafted by over ten volunteers from Taijiang, infusing every detail with the warmth of handmade craftsmanship.

To align with the concept of energy conservation and carbon reduction, during the construction of the resting platform, efforts were made to use discarded materials from decommissioned park facilities. These materials were carefully sorted, cut, and processed to extract still-sturdy parts, giving new life to waste. Additionally, locally sourced discarded oyster shells were meticulously laid on the ground to create a strong fishing village ambiance.