| Outdoor exhibitions are presented on two sides of the plaza in front of the main entrance of the museum, facing the Kuanchien Road entrance of the 228 Memorial Park. Among the exhibition items are artifacts of the Giant Stone Culture, two bronze buffalos, stone tablets, stone utensils, cannons, and old locomotives.
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Bronze buffalos |
The two bronze buffalos were presents from the Manchurian court to the Japanese colonial governor, which were originally placed at the Yuanshan Shrine. The Japanese shrine was turned into the Taiwan Public Educational Hall after Taiwan 's retrocession. In 1949, the bronze buffalos were given to the museum, together with the c ann ons.
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Old locomotives
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In a glass building at the outdoor exhibition zone, there are two steam locomotives - the Tengyung locomotive was the locomotive used when the Taiwan railway was first in operation and it retired from service in 1924; the Taiwan Railway No. 9 locomotive was imported from Japan in 1895 and was in service during the Japanese occupation years.
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Old Cannons
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To the left of the relics of the Giant Stone Culture are seven c ann ons produced in China , Germany and Japan between the 16th and 20th centuries, of which the Krueber c ann on produced in Germany in 1895 and the ancient c ann on of the early Ching Dynasty are unique examples.
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Relics of the Giant Stone Culture
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The Giant Stone Culture was one of the most important Neolithic Period cultures in the eastern part of Taiwan , dating back approximately 3,300 years. Large carved stones are the unique features of the Giant Stone Culture. With the exception of stone coffins, the majority of these stone artifacts were arranged in an orderly fashion at the site. Archeologists speculate that these giant stones are strongly connected to worship rites or other religious ceremonies. On display in the outdoor exhibition are stone coffins, wheels and tablets.
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Stone utensils
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Next to the stone tablets are some stone utensils of the early settlers, which were used to feed hogs, store water, husk rice, dye fabrics, press sugarcane for sugar or peanuts for oil, or process bamboo to make paper. These stone utensils provide strong evidence of the creativity and wisdom of the early settlers. |
