Nantou Chung Tai World Museum Tickets

One ticket grants access to both the Chung Tai World Museum and the Chung Tai World Museum Wood Sculpture Branch. The museum features a selection of exhibits including rubbings of inscriptions, Buddhist statues and artifacts from various dynasties, Confucian classics in stone and Buddhist scriptures.

Museum Experience

Chung Tai World Museum, affiliated with Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Puli, Nantou, houses a rich collection of Buddhist historical artifacts. The museum's exhibits are organized around three main categories: "Text," "Images," and "Scriptures." These include carefully selected rubbings of inscriptions, Buddhist statues and artifacts from various dynasties, Confucian classics, stone scriptures, and Buddhist scriptures.

"Images imprinting the heart" focuses on the museum's collection of Buddhist artifacts, statues, and steles depicting images, presenting the religious spirit, meaning, and artistic forms of Buddhist culture. "Scriptures transmitting the Dharma" primarily uses rubbings of stone scriptures from various dynasties, the museum's collection of Buddhist sutras, and the Classic of Filial Piety.

Architecture

The Chung Tai World Museum complex showcases the beauty of Chinese architecture using a "Chinese-style Western architecture" approach. Its exterior resembles Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, evoking the Buddhist concept of a "city that strictly protects the Dharma," dedicated to preserving Buddhist and historical artifacts.

Wood Carving Branch

The Wood Carving Branch (formerly Chung Tai Shan Museum) is located about 800 meters from the main museum in the northeast corner of the Chung Tai Chan Monastery complex. It was renovated from the original building of the Chung Tai Shan Museum and displays Buddhist wood carvings from various dynasties, with Liao and Jin dynasty carvings being particularly exquisite and very rare.

Visitor Guidelines

Bags, umbrellas, selfie sticks, and water bottles larger than A4 size (approximately 20x30cm) can be stored in coin lockers or at the service counter. Smoking, chewing betel nuts, and chewing gum are prohibited inside the venue. Photography, video recording, and touching of exhibits are not allowed inside the exhibition area.

Food and meat are prohibited inside the exhibition area. The exhibition halls are often cold to maintain and preserve cultural relics. Playing Pokémon games is prohibited inside the exhibition hall to ensure safety and quality of visit. Drones are strictly prohibited throughout the museum grounds to protect personal rights and safety.