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Fire Museum of Hsinchu City

Fire Museum of Hsinchu City

Fire Museum of Hsinchu City
Address: No.4, Zhongshan Road, Hsinchu City.
Telephone: 03-5222050
Opening Time: Tuesday to Sunday 09:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00
Ticket Price: Free
The Fire Museum of Hsinchu City was opened on June 7, 2002. The original building was completed in 1937, and is the only survivor among these types of buildings which were built during the Japanese Occupational Era. As the ways of communication then were not advanced, the building was constructed to make it convenient for fire fighters to look far away at heavy smokes from the bell tower when they had to ascertain fire spots and go fight the fires. After being established as a museum, it has held the function of a fire prevention mini-museum as well as its role as a fire museum. It does not only display artifacts and the history of fire fighting, but also has educational functions regarding prevention of fires; Furthermore, the museum still reserves the fire-fighting function for a squad. Fire engines, fire-fighting equipments and slide poles used by fire fighters when they’were on duty during the Japanese Occupational Era are exhibited in the large lobby. There is also areas designed for the public to experience the escape from a fire spot, the extinguishment of fire and the operation of fire-fighting facilities. There are also a fire-fighting theater, a multimedia theater, and a first aid teaching area. Words,charts and informative pictures are used in the bell tower to make exhibitions regarding natural disasters (third floor), outdoor activity safety (fourth floor), and fire-fighting safety (fifth floor). Special features of the bell tower, righteous acts of the fire fighting body, pictures taken from the air of the city during Japanese Occupational Era, and the megaphones used for communications during earlier disasters (tare located on the sixth floor) .

By car (Freeway)
Freeway No. 1 (Sun Yat-sen Freeway)
1.Exit the freeway at Hsinchu Interchange
2.Take the Guangfu Road Exit
3.Turn towards the city center and drive on the elevated express way(Left coming from the South, right coming from the North)
4.Take the Minzu Road Exit and keep straight on Dongda Road
5.Turn left at Zhongyang Road
6.Turn Right on Zhongzheng Road
7.Turn left on Jhongshan Road and No.4 is the Museum
 
Freeway No. 3 (Formosa Freeway)
1.Exit the freeway at Jiadong interchange
(Keep right on the exit for both north and south bound)
2.Turn towards the city center and drive on Jiadongjingguan Blvd.
3.Turn right on Zhonghua Road Section 4
4.Turn left on Zhongshan Road and No.4 is the Museum
 
By Train or Freeway Bus Services
Taiwan Rail:
1.Disembark at Hsinchu Train Station
2.Follow Zhongzhen Road towards the East Gate Roundabout (Circle),
3.Exit the Roundabout (Circle) continuing on Zhongzhen Road.
4.Turn left on Zhongshan Road and No.4 is the Museum.
 
Freeway Bus Services
1.Disembark at Hsinchu Bus Station
2.Head to the front train station via the railway station underpass
3.Take underpass exit 4 to Zhongzheng Road
4.Follow Zhongzhen Road towards the East Gate Roundabout (Circle),
5.Exit the Roundabout (Circle) continuing on Zhongzhen Road.
6.Turn left on Zhongshan Road and No.4 is the Museum
 
By Taiwan High Speed Rail
1.Disembark at the THSR Hsinchu Station
2.Follow the directions and transfer onto Taiwan Rail Liujia Station bound for Hsinchu Station
3.Disembark at Hsinchu Train Station
4.Follow Zhongzhen Road towards the East Gate Roundabout (Circle),
5.Exit the Roundabout (Circle) continuing on Zhongzhen Road
6.Turn left on Zhongshan Road and No.4 is the Museum
 
By city bus
Alighting Stop
Dongmen Markets District Court
Line Numbers Blue Line, Blue Line
Blue 1 Blue 15
Green Line 12
2 16
10 27
11, 11A 57
20  
23  
31  
Shibo Line 1  
Visitor:1759    Update:113-07-26