Chiayi City GovernmentChiayi City Government

We keep the old city alive by opening Chiayi Art Museum and holding Taiwan Design Expo. “Innovation” and “Experience” as the core values, we will introduce entrepreneurial teams of young people and other teams for street redesign and neighborhood redesign design teams. West Market and Xinzhong Police Station will be transformed into the base for people aspiring to start a business. We will revitalize old spaces of the city to attract young people to return for business. Value for the journey of culture will be created with the foundation of the city’s rich history to develop its own style and economy. We infuse the new and old for the prosperity.

The trend of the future has been decided. “Old” is the charm of new things: old houses in new clothes, old markets with new ideas and old beliefs with new faiths. Young people gather to brainstorm ideas of new tricks on old streets and fresh liquor in old bottles. We gather here with modern operation names to feel old stories from new perspectives to drive the energy of Chiayi’s charms.

• Spotlight 1: Young People Starting Businesses

   

  Space release: Located in the important section of the old city, West Market will be the base for young people’s practical experience and the old Xinzhong Police Station will be the training court for local business starting. The 2 bases offer spaces for the teams and activate local business activities.

   

  Consultancy for business starting: Setting up Chiayi Creative Hub that offers consultancy on industries, management, employment matching, skill training and integration of strategies.

   

  Subsidy: Projects for the subsidy of young people starting businesses through evaluation to support potential entrepreneurs.

   

  Hardware upgrade: Creating the digital multifunctional space such as streaming studios and Podcast recording studios to provided facilities required to start a business.

   

  Brand evolution: Arranging consulting teams to check and optimize business owners on digital transformation, design aesthetics, creative marketing, and product & service innovation.

• Spotlight 2: Placemaking

   

  Old house revitalization: Revitalizing old houses to drive the development. Integrating the historic and cultural resources to broaden the area of strategic urban planning

   

  Distinctive buildings: Combining the issues such as old wooden houses and young people starting businesses to create new appearances for old buildings in order to create a new image for the City of Wood.

   

  Brand of hospitality industry: Attracting hotel owners to station in Chiayi City. Assisting legal distinctive B&Bs to infuse local features. Old houses being transformed into hotel rooms to create a high-class brand.

• Spotlight 3: Innovation of Culture Trips

   

  Sustainable trips: Decorating the corner space of Huangbin Library to explore the history of Ertong through various exhibitions. Planning fieldwork for young people with enterprises participating to promote sustainable local trips.

   

  Cultural brand: Inviting professional teams to combine aesthetics and the impression of temples to create refreshing images of local beliefs.

   

  Walkable space: Infusing local features into the design of sidewalks to fit the surroundings. Improving damaged façades of buildings to provide safe and comfortable spaces for pedestrians.

   

  A settlement of new trends: Optimizing the visual and spatial arrangement of store owners registered for the project. Creating a high-quality settlement of arts and culture.

   

  Nighttime economy: Collaborating with night markets and distinctive districts to plan for a nighttime economic area with local features.