Hualien Sugar Museum

The Hualien Sugar Museum is an industrial heritage site in Guangfu Township with multiple exhibition halls displaying vintage sugar manufacturing equipment, machinery, and production components from different periods. The grounds contain several buildings that once formed the working factory and its facilities.

The facility was built during the Japanese colonial period as a sugar processing plant and refined sugarcane for decades. It later became part of Taiwan's post-war economy and played an important role in the nation's industrial development before eventually ceasing operations.

The site preserves buildings and worker quarters from the Japanese colonial period and Taiwan's post-war era. Walking through these structures gives you a sense of how people lived and worked during the sugar production years.

The museum is open daily and fully wheelchair accessible, so visitors of all mobility levels can reach the exhibitions. The site is located in Guangfu Township and easy to access with plenty of time to explore the different areas and buildings.

The grounds offer overnight stays in traditional Japanese-style wooden buildings that give real insight into how workers lived. An on-site restaurant serves food that offers an interesting contrast to the historical factory setting surrounding it.