Anping Oyster Shell Kiln Cultural Museum

The oyster shell kiln was once a very important building material manufacturing site in the Anping area and is currently the only remaining oyster shell kiln in Taiwan. From the 17th century onwards, oyster shell lime was one of the essential shipbuilding materials for Anping residents who made their living from the sea. Later, its use expanded to include sugar water and glutinous rice paste for bonding bricks and tiles in house construction. Although these traditional building materials are no longer used today, the site still preserves an important part of Anping's history where oyster shells were burned to produce lime. Inside the oyster shell kiln, you will see red brick walls covered by creeping fig vines. The interior houses a considerably large kiln pit, with an internal diameter of approximately 4 meters and a height of about 2 meters. Even at its thinnest point, the kiln wall is still 1 meter thick, making it a rare and impressive kiln structure.