Gold Museum, Mining museum in Ruifang District, Taiwan
The Gold Museum is a mining museum located in Ruifang, Taiwan, built on a former mining site where visitors can see extraction equipment, mineral samples, and historical work tools across multiple exhibition buildings. The grounds include several structures and outdoor areas that recreate the original working environment.
The mining site was established in the early 1900s and extracted gold for many decades afterward. Operations halted in 1987, and the facility was later converted into a museum to preserve the region's industrial and labor history.
The museum displays how miners lived and worked through recreated workspaces and tools visitors can examine up close. These exhibits help you understand the daily routines of the mining communities that once thrived here.
You can reach the museum by taking the local shuttle from Ruifang Station or by driving via Provincial Highway 2D. Wear sturdy shoes for your visit, as there are many paths across the grounds and some areas require climbing stairs.
Visitors can try gold panning themselves and practice traditional extraction methods, gaining direct insight into the work miners performed daily. This hands-on experience reveals the skill and endurance that miners needed for their labor.
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