Taiwan Studio City

Taiwan Studio City was a film-themed cultural and tourism park in Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan. It was operated by Taiwan Film Culture Co. and developed from a filming site owned by that company. Rather than functioning solely as a conventional amusement park, the site combined film-related exhibitions, reconstructed historical and folk environments, visitor attractions, and spaces for activities and leisure. The park occupied approximately 10 hectares and was organized into three principal areas. The Film Technology Exhibition Area presented attractions focused on cinematic and audiovisual technologies, including a robot theatre, a cartoon exhibition hall, and a 360-degree stereoscopic audiovisual hall. These facilities were intended to give visitors an accessible introduction to the visual effects and technical possibilities of film and related media. The Folk Culture Park provided the park’s principal historical and scenic identity. Its streets and built environments were modeled on scenes associated with the film Crossing Taiwan, also known in Chinese as 唐山過台灣. The area included large traditional temple structures, antique-style town streets, market environments, and demonstrations or activities connected with folk arts. Through these sets and activities, the park linked Taiwan’s film production history with presentations of local culture and historical imagery. A separate Activity and Rest Area supported visitor recreation and general park use. Together, the three zones positioned Taiwan Studio City as a hybrid attraction: part film set, part museum-like exhibition, part cultural theme park, and part leisure destination. Its brand proposition rested on allowing visitors to experience cinematic production environments and stylized representations of Taiwanese history and folk life in one location. The original attraction was destroyed during the 1999 Jiji earthquake. As a result, Taiwan Studio City is a defunct historical brand rather than an active entertainment operator. The later establishment of Central Taiwan Film Studios in Wufeng in 2019 should not be treated as a continuation, rebranding, or corporate successor to Taiwan Studio City. Reference material identifies that facility as unrelated to both the original Taiwan Studio City and Taiwan Film Culture Co.; it was owned by Central Motion Picture Corporation. This distinction is important because the two sites share a regional connection and a relationship to film production but represent separate entities.

Taiwan Studio City was developed in Wufeng District, Taichung City, from a filming site owned by Taiwan Film Culture Co. The project expanded the site into a public-facing film and cultural attraction covering about 10 hectares. Its design combined production-related displays with reconstructed environments intended to evoke Taiwanese history, folk culture, and well-known cinematic settings. The park was divided into three broad zones. The Film Technology Exhibition Area emphasized the technical and visual dimensions of cinema. Its attractions included a robot theatre, a cartoon exhibition hall, and a 360-degree stereoscopic audiovisual hall. These installations gave visitors an experience centered on film technologies, animation, stereoscopic imagery, and audiovisual spectacle rather than on passive viewing alone. The Folk Culture Park was built around historical and traditional visual themes. Its street scenes drew on the film Crossing Taiwan, or 唐山過台灣, and included large temples, antique-style townscapes, busy market settings, and folk-art activities. This area used the language of the film set and the theme park to present a stylized version of Taiwanese cultural life. The combination of built scenery and activities made it both a tourism attraction and a public interpretation of local traditions. The Activity and Rest Area completed the park’s visitor infrastructure by providing space for recreation and general leisure. The overall concept therefore extended beyond a studio tour. Taiwan Studio City presented a curated environment in which visitors could encounter film technology, reconstructed historical scenery, cultural performances or craft-related activities, and ordinary recreational amenities. The park was destroyed in the 1999 Jiji earthquake. It is consequently remembered as a former Taiwanese tourist attraction and film-culture venue rather than an operating brand. There is no reliable information in the supplied reference material establishing a founding year, a founder, a reopening, or a successor organization. A later film-related development in the same district can create potential confusion. Central Taiwan Film Studios was established in Wufeng in 2019, but the available reference explicitly states that it was unrelated to the original Taiwan Studio City and Taiwan Film Culture Co. It was owned by Central Motion Picture Corporation. The 2019 facility should therefore be recorded as a separate entity and not as a revival, rebrand, or continuation of Taiwan Studio City.

• 2019

  Separate Central Taiwan Film Studios established

  [1]Taiwan Studio Cityen.wikipedia.org

  Central Taiwan Film Studios was established in Wufeng, but it was a separate facility unrelated to Taiwan Studio City and Taiwan Film Culture Co.

• 1999

  Destruction in the Jiji earthquake

  [1]Taiwan Studio Cityen.wikipedia.org

  Taiwan Studio City was destroyed during the 1999 Jiji earthquake and subsequently became a defunct attraction.

A Taiwanese film-culture and leisure destination combining movie-set environments, film-technology demonstrations, historical-style streetscapes, folk-art activities, and family tourism.

• Film and audiovisual attraction

  Film Technology Exhibition Area

  The park’s technology-focused zone presented attractions designed to demonstrate cinematic and audiovisual effects. It included a robot theatre, a cartoon exhibition hall, and a 360-degree stereoscopic audiovisual hall. The area helped position Taiwan Studio City as an educational and experiential film attraction rather than only a collection of decorative sets.

• Cultural tourism attraction

  Folk Culture Park

  The Folk Culture Park recreated historical-style streets and cultural environments associated with the film Crossing Taiwan. Its scenery included imposing traditional temples, antique town streets, market areas, and spaces for folk-art activities. The zone connected Taiwanese film imagery with a theme-park interpretation of local history and traditional culture.

• Leisure and visitor facility

  Activity and Rest Area

  The Activity and Rest Area served as the park’s general recreation and visitor-comfort zone. It complemented the technology exhibitions and folk-culture environments by providing space for activities, relaxation, and broader leisure use within the approximately 10-hectare site.

• 1999

  Operational closure following earthquake destructionOther

  Background

  The park operated as a film and cultural tourism attraction in Wufeng until it was destroyed during the 1999 Jiji earthquake.

  Action taken

  The destruction ended Taiwan Studio City’s operation as an active attraction.

  Aftermath

  Taiwan Studio City became a defunct brand. A later film facility in Wufeng, Central Taiwan Film Studios, was separately established in 2019 and was not a successor to the park.

  Source

1. 1Taiwan Studio Cityen.wikipedia.org