RV Trip Advisor (Day 7)

921 Earthquake Educational Park 

Rating: 5.0 stars ★★★★★

At 01:47a.m. on September 21, 1999, a earthquake registered 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the north of Taiwan. Buildings collapsed, and fires broke out. Many people suffered and died in this disastrous earthquake. To commemorate this terrible disaster, the government preserved this school as an educational park, allowing visitors to learn more about this event. 

Inside the educational park, there were numerous earthquake displays such as the structure of the earth and images of how various parts of Taiwan looked when the earthquake occured. 

A display of the Earth's structure

Besides having photographs or miniature displays, what made us amazed was the real-life scene of the damage the earthquake brought. A section of a ground was cracked and bent upwards. Parts of the building had collapsed, leaving behind the what remained of the building. 

 A damaged building after the earthquake

A section of a damaged building after the eathquake

Other than that, there were also interactive booths such as a seat that shakes to have a feeling of how  earthquake is like and a plate that moves triggered upon when a string is pulled.

  

An interactive booth with a shaking seat

Last but not least, there was also a video screening room where one could watch a short video of a recap of the earthquake that happened on 21st September 1999 in 3D, which makes the happenings in the video more real.

With all the fasinating and interesting sights and things at the museum, we were able to:

1. understand more about earthquakes, such as how an earthquake occur, and the different types of plate movements;

2. view the physical impacts of the earthquake on Taiwan, such as the destruction of some buildings, and the slant of rows of crops in farms. This made us realise how horrifying the earthquake was.

3. learn the impact of the earthquake on the people, which made us learn to treasure our family members and friends.