Ou Wei Movie House(歐威電影館)

When visiting Xinhua (新化), as well as the old street (老街), there are three other locations which are worth paying a visit to in order to truly understand the culture and history of the Xinhua area. These are Yang Kuei Memorial Hall (楊逵紀念館), Ou Wei Movie House (歐威電影館), and Xinhua Street Town Hall (歐威電影館). Ou wei was an actor, born in 1937 as Huang Huang-ji(黃煌基), he starred in over 80 popular films such as Execution in Autumn (秋決) and Beautiful Duckling (養鴨人家). In 13 years of acting in films, he won five domestic and international film festival awards, including the 5th and 10th Golden Horse Film Awards prizes. Entering into Ou Wei Movie House gives a familiar box office setting, and the entrance is in the style of Matou’s Electric Princess House Theater (麻豆電姬館). The movie house features a small cinema within it, and even though this award winning studio was cut off in its prime, it continues to show old movies to fans, and as such is a great place to quietly pass a nostalgic afternoon.