Tuku Town Office Dormitory (土庫鎮公所舊宿舍)
The old dormitory of the Tuku Town Office was originally a public dormitory built in 1936. It consists of Japanese-style double-piece buildings with a total of four households. After the war, it served as the staff dormitory of the Tuku Town Office. In 2009, it was registered as a historical building in Yunlin County by private initiative and was later restored to become the Tuku Story House.
During the 1990s, the staff dormitory of the Tuku Town Office was idle. From 2006 to 2009, beautification activities were organized to maintain the surrounding environment. Following the local people's proposal to preserve the building, it was registered as a historical building in 2009. The restoration of the building began in February 2012, and the "Tuku Story House" was inaugurated in August 2015, making it the third story house in Yunlin County.
See also: Tuku Cocoa Farm & Sesame Museum
Former Tuku Yard (土庫庄役場)
The original Tuku Yard served as the administrative office center of Tuku Street. It was constructed in 1934 during the Japanese occupation. In 2013, it was registered as a historical building in Yunlin County and underwent restoration in 2015.
The Tuku area was initially part of the Tuku Branch of the Chiayi Department. After the administrative division was changed to the State Department in 1920, it became Tuku Township and was later upgraded to Tuku Street in 1943. The Tuku Yard was completed in 1934 and served as the Tuku Street Yard. After the war, it was used as the Tuku Town Office until a new building was constructed in 2002, leaving the old yard unused. It was registered as a historic building in Yunlin County in 2013. The restoration project commenced at the end of the same year and was completed in 2015. The building features a Japanese-Western eclectic style with a brick structure. The main entrances and exits are located on the west and northwest angles, creating an asymmetrical ㄇ-shaped floor plan. The west side, facing Zhongshan Road, is longer and has a higher roof.
Shun Tian Temple (土庫順天宮)
Tuku Shuntian Temple is mainly dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of the sea. It was established in the mid-17th century. According to interviews with elderly people, there was a small temple in the early days of the Han Chinese settlement. In 1834, believers donated the temple site to build an apse, which was completed six years later for the worship of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. The front hall was rebuilt in 1852, and a left compartment was added. In 1876, the right chamber was supplemented. The temple was rebuilt in 1936.
In 1940, Taiwan implemented the emperor's civilization movement, resulting in the demolition of many temples across the country. However, the villagers of Tuku feared that the newly rebuilt ancient temple would be destroyed. This coincided with Japan's "Ancient Taiwan Education Plan," and as a result, the Tuku Shuntian Palace became the 34th temple involved in the case. A statue of Guanyin was invited from Japan and enshrined in the main hall, while the other deities were moved to the apse. In the post-war era of Taiwan in 1945, the Tuku Shuntian Palace restored the Virgin to the main hall and continued to receive worship from believers.
In 2012, the Yunlin County Government declared the Tuku Shuntian Temple as a county-level historic site. It was also selected as one of the 100 highlights of the Agricultural Expo during the 2013 Yunlin Agricultural Expo.
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