Meinong Kiln

Southern Taiwan


A large compound with a tile-making factory, a cafe, and a shop selling ceramic sculptures, tableware, crockery and vases for NT$50 to NT$2 million. Some of the larger pieces were made by artist Chu Pan-hsiung (朱邦雄), who's known for his public murals, including the one gracing Kaohsiung's Qiaotou station.


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1. Guangshan Temple

0.25 MILES

This showpiece of a southern temple, complete with beautiful swallowtail roof, was constructed by Gu A-jhen and 12 other local worthies in 1918. If you…

2. Minongzhuang Oblation Furnace

0.75 MILES

The written word enjoyed such a sacred position in the world of the ancients that they built furnaces just for disposing of written paper. They're called …

3. Yong'an Road

1.14 MILES

This was the first street in Meinong, and some of the oldest family residences can still be found in the narrow back alleys.

4. Old Meinong Police Station

1.26 MILES

This handsome western-style building (1933) across from the old bridge used to be Meinong's political and financial centre. It's now run by Meinong Hakka…

5. Meinong Old Bridge

1.31 MILES

A delicious old bridge (c1930) straddling Meinong River that has retained many of its original structures, including two monkeys carved out of stone.

6. Earth God Shrine

1.76 MILES

The earliest of Meinong's 400 Earth God shrines was raised in the Qing dynasty and takes the shape of a Chinese burial mound, unlike newer shrines that…

7. East Gate

1.82 MILES

Meinong's (heavily restored) 18th-century East Gate was one of many structures built for defence against invaders and wild beasts.

8. Meinong Hakka Culture Museum

2.23 MILES

Using videos and displays of tools used by the Hakka, this museum helps you to understand the Hakka's migration from mainland China to Taiwan, and how…