The farm established in 1998 is a rural ecology education farm occupying a total area of about 8 hectares at the heart of the Chiayi–Tainan Plain. It was a traditional tourism farm composed of a traditional litchi orchid and a traditional strawberry orchid. After the transformation in 1996, it became an outdoor education venue for floral ecology.
Considering the dormitories at its Shanhua Sugar Factory have been left idle and unused for extended period of time, Taiwan Sugar Company has thus renovated the brick dormitory into the Shanhua Sugar Factory Cultural Park and incorporated features such as a coffee house, a bakery and exhibition space for art and culture to showcase the Taiwan Sugar steam locomotive that was introduced in 1948. Smokestacks of the factory can still be seen at the back of the cultural park, emitting the thick aroma of sugar production from sugarcane processing.
Hucuoliao Painted Village is also known as “Grandma’s Wall Painting.” Three grand-daughters feared that their elderly grandmother would feel lonely living by herself in plain old house so they painted play characters on the wall. They hoped that the bright colors would enliven their grandmother’s day. What started out as drawings on a white wall soon won the support of the entire community. Hucuo Painted Village is a heart-warming story of community building at its best, making it a great place to check-in.
A "Cow Market” was where agricultural communities came to trade cattle. The Shanhua Cow Market started doing business around 1870 and is one of the larger and better-known cow markets in Taiwan.
Qing’an Temple (慶安宮)was built in 1810 and is a city-listed historic site. The site was previously occupied by Wenchang Temple(文昌祠), however, this was badly damaged in the Great Chianan Earthquake of 1862 and was rebuilt as a larger Mazu temple, becoming one of the three main Mazu temples in Tainan. Inside the temple there is an old well dating back over 300 years to the Dutch Colonial Time. It is surprising the well water remains fresh and hasn’t become stagnant and turbid after so many years hidden underground.
Shanhua Brewery (善化啤酒廠) is the southern production base of the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (台灣菸酒公司). The factory diversified in 2005, becoming Taiwan's first beer-themed tourism factory. As well as viewing the Beer Culture Museum, there is also a catering service, as well as other products manufactured by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation such as the alcohol face-mask. The freshest Taiwan Beer is on tap at all times, including a mango beer exclusive to the factory!
The lush wooded area next to Shanhua Sugar Factory(善化糖廠) attracts many photographers and newlyweds to take wedding photos, but many more people are drawn in by the sweet, tasty ice cream. Since 1905, the heavy aroma of sugar cane extraction has been wafting from the Shanhua Sugar Factory, providing unforgettable memories to its tourists. While the factory no longer produces sugar, its ice creams are still popular, with 9 flavors of ice cream and 13 flavors of popsicle. The factory also makes black tea. It is always packed in summer time with people enjoying the sweet flavors.
