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Combining the Kaohsiung Select Ticket makes it easy to enjoy Qiaotou's peaceful and tranquil lifestyle. Walk into Japan's unique aesthetic philosophy, open the historical site – Director's Residence, and experience Japanese wabi-sabi beauty through seasonal wagashi, Japanese tea, tea ceremonies, and flower arrangement. Purchase information: The Qiaotou Sugar Factory was originally called "Qiaozai Tou Sugar Factory," the first modern mechanical sugar factory in Taiwan, established during the Japanese colonial period's Meiji 34th year (1901). It was once a leading symbol of Taiwan's prosperous "sugar golden age," setting numerous records in the sugar industry for years. As a pioneer in adopting steel construction technology during the early Japanese colonial period, it was designated a municipal landmark. The factory's historical structures preserved within the premises include the sugar mill, Japanese-style wooden houses, air raid shelter, red brick water tower, and more. In 2006, the Tai Sugar Corporation established the Taiwan Sugar Industry Museum on-site, retaining part of the original factory walls of the first sugar mill over a century ago and providing visitors full access to observe the process of transporting sugarcane, pressing, purification, evaporation, crystallization, separation, and packaging. The park features Japanese-style and tropical colonial-style neoclassical architecture in Baroque style, as well as 19 other historical assets including the red brick water tower, ammunition storage room, and life-sized Bodhisattva copper statue, illustrating Taiwan's industrial development history. Enriched with public artworks and cultural spaces, the expansive site is revitalized with modern cultural vibrancy while preserving a nostalgic atmosphere. The park also boasts rich natural ecology, with frequent visits by birds, dragonflies, butterflies, and squirrels. On warm summer afternoons, visitors can stroll leisurely and enjoy cool breezes, then head to the store to try traditional Tai Sugar ice treats or ride the 5-minute train, an excellent choice for family and friends. Director's Residence: Built in 1940 by the then "Taiwan Sugar Co., Ltd." factory director Kino Kanemarou, this standard Japanese-style wooden tile house with a flat roof is the best-preserved and most representative Japanese-style residence in the factory area. Architectural features include Taiwan hinoki cedar roof frames, elevated floors, wooden bed frames, front courtyard and backyard, and Japanese water scenery. Particularly notable is its rare independent brick foundation among Taiwan's Japanese-style residences. In 2011, the Tai Sugar Corporation restored it to its original condition and opened the exterior to the public for viewing and photography in 2015, while interior spaces offer guided tour reservations for visitors. This elegant old Japanese-style house was selected by a production team as a filming location for the movie "The Blood of the Black Chamber," which won four major Golden Horse Awards, becoming a popular spot for fans and photo-taking. Office Building of the Sugar Factory: Established in 1901, this is an important building during the Japanese colonial period. Its structural features combine wooden frames, brickwork, and reinforced concrete, marking a significant construction achievement in Taiwan's history. The architectural design imitates the style of Dutch colonial architecture in Southeast Asia, with elevated foundations for ventilation and the arcade with continuous arches reflecting European influences. Notably, the grid of holes around the building is not merely decorative but served as gun emplacements for defense against bandit attacks. This location has become an online check-in hotspot because of the movie "The Blood of the Black Chamber." Qiaotou Sugar Factory Club: In 1902, the then-president Suezu Fujiyama, to care for employees from Japan who were away from home, specially created this club within the sugar factory to provide a gathering place for conversation and entertainment. Its exterior architecture features a "tropical colonial style" combined with Japanese wooden construction techniques. Today, it is transformed into a Sugar Industry Relic Museum, café, and Pig Relic Museum. The "Pig Relic Museum," containing over 1,300 pig-themed collections, was donated to the museum by Professor Chen Shih-meng from National Taiwan University and former Director Gao Fu-jiang of the Tai Sugar Agricultural Research Institute. Rain Bean Tree Square: Originally a Japanese military firing range during the Japanese colonial period, in 1958 after Japan's defeat, the National Government trained Vietnamese exchange students and built single accommodations behind the Rain Bean Tree. Beneath the Rain Bean Tree, a spiral stone staircase of muggle stones forms a natural performance stage. Iron Love Park: Using idle metal parts like plates, chains, discs, washers, and bolts from Xiaogang Refinery Sugar Factory and Gangshan Incinerator Factory, the sugar factory's creative design has transformed these industrial materials into six love-themed artworks that convert robust steel into romantic installation art. Ten-Drum Sugar Cultural Park: Established in October 2010 in the North Warehouse Cluster of Qiaotou Sugar Factory in Kaohsiung City and operated by Ten-Drum Culture & Creativity. This project revitalizes the abandoned 100-year-old factory while preserving its historical form and infusing new life with drum art. Notably, it is most famous for its Water Theater with impressive sound and light effects. Human Rights Voice: In August 1978, the former Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yen Deng-fa and his son Yen Jui-yen were reportedly accused of being "communist spies" and charged with "not reporting communist activities" and "promoting communist propaganda," receiving an eight-year prison sentence. In January 22, 1979, Hsu Hsin-liang, Huang Hsin-chieh, Tsai Ing-wen, Hsieh Tsun-ku, Chuang Chiu-ko, Tseng Hsin-i and others staged a demonstration in Qiaotou Township, marking the first political protest under Taiwan's Nationalist government's decades-long martial law, later known as the Qiaotou Incident.