921 Earthquake Memorial museum

Feature :

A devastating earthquake struck central Taiwan on September 21st, 1999 at 1:47:21AM . It was 7.6 Richter by USGS and 7.5 km in depth. Epicenter of the earthquake was at ChiChi, Nantou, which is about 12.5 KM west of the Sun Moon Lake. It is extremely shallow.

The sports ground of Kong-Fu Elementary School was right on the Chelongpu fault. Since the activities were seismically complicated, earth crust was raised. The eastside of the school's play ground raised by 2 meters. School buildings next to the playground were also damaged severely. The earthquake museum planned to preserve the sites of the playground and the school buildings after the earthquake to remind people the harm and hazard an earthquake could cause.

Introduction :
Kong-Fu Elementary School in Wu-Fung was located on the Chelongpu fault, and the campus was mostly destroyed by the September 21st earthquake. Seismic activities raised the playground and the runway by 2.5 meters and the three-story height school building next to the playground collapsed. Scenes after the earthquake were eye-catching and heart-shaking. September 21 st Earthquake Educational Park was found by the government in cooperation with non-official organizations on the old site of Kong-Fu Elementary School after the earthquake. Related photographs, objects and landscapes formed after the earthquake in other areas are all collected in the museum. Collections of the museum became important cultural, scientific, leisure and educational resources of the park.

Open Hours: 9 : 00 AM. ~ 5 : 00 PM.

Transportation:

1. Bus Lines: :
Take Taichung Municipal Transportation bus or Fengyuan City Transportation bus to Kong-Fu Village Stop

2.By Car:
Take National Highway 3 and get off at Wu-Feng Exit. Follow the sign and make a right to turn onto Province route 3 (Chung-Cheng Road) towards Tzou-Tun direction. Make a left turn when you see the ?Kong-Fu Elementary School ?sign. You will see the September 21 st , Earthquake Educational Park in approximately 1 KM (the old site of Kong-Fu elementary School).

Guide Service :
Phone : 04-23390906
Address : 46 Chung-Cheng Road, Kan - Kou Village , Wu-Fen, Taichung

Link :[http://www.921emt.edu.tw/ ]

Charge :
Regular Admission : 30 NTD
Discounted Admission : 20 NTD
(Students with IDs; police Officers; groups over 20 people; elderly: age above 65 and less than 70; earthquake museum family card holders and dinosaur card certificates)

Free of Charge :
Elderly: age 70 and above; disables; children under 110 cm in height; veterans, government officials, and teachers with ID (including widows and orphans of those who passed away in the course of performing public duty). Every Wednesday morning from 9 AM to 1AM during school activities.

Remarks:
Outdoor landscape garden
Hours or operation: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM .
Exhibition and Image Hall
Hours of operations: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Box Office Hours: 8:50 AM to 4:20 PM
Latest admission time: 4:30 PM .
Free Admissions: Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM .
Educational activities by Wu-Feng Elementary School are free of charge.
The Museum is closed every Monday, on Chinese New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year's Day ( Museum is open if Monday is a public holiday or a deferred holiday). Other days of operation or none-operation will be further announced.