The “Tainan Tainan Convention and Exhibition Center” costing 2 billion Taiwan dollars is expected to start operation by the end of this year and will be completed in 2020. The new project is located on 5.2 hectares of land in the Industrial Zone of the Special Zone of Tainan Station of the High Speed Rail. The project is divided into two sections, the exhibition hall and the convention center. It is an exhibition hall that can accommodate 600 standard booths.
Lai Ching Tak, mayor of Tainan City, said that Tainan is famous for its many specialty industries such as textiles, food, biotechnology, green energy and organic agriculture. Meanwhile, Tainan City has rich agricultural products and 14 industrial clusters such as green energy, optoelectronics and fasteners , Machinery, rubber and plastic as well as the world’s top three international exhibitions such as blue show, both with advantages and rich natural resources and cultural tourism resources, coupled with the advantages of cultural knowledge industries, deep development of convention and exhibition industry and the potential of large-scale meetings. He hoped to increase industrial technology and commercial exchange through industrial interactive platforms in the Convention and Exhibition Center so as to increase the willingness of international manufacturers to invest, thereby attracting talent and increasing employment opportunities in Nanshi to drive Tainan’s economic development and transformation and enhance the competitiveness of Nanshi in international cities.
At the same time, the “Tainan Convention and Exhibition Center”, which has three major functions of convention, exhibition and performance, will adopt a column-free design with a net height of 12 meters or more and build a modern exhibition hall that can accommodate 600 standard cells. , Can be used for performances, sports competitions, banquets and other activities such as composite multi-purpose use. In order to enhance the efficiency of the exhibition and to match with the tourism resources in Tainan, with special emphasis on meeting functions, there will be 1,000 meeting rooms (250 for 4 persons) and one meeting room for 800 persons (500 and 300 persons for each division), and five 100 People (can be separated by 50 people) and three 20 people (20-40 people can be separated) and other conference rooms for international conferences. The venue is also equipped with 550 passenger cars, 450 parking spaces locomotives. On the whole, as a multi-purpose hall, it can accommodate at least about 5,500 meeting needs. It can also be divided into two exhibition halls to be used independently without disturbing each other. Such as into a banquet, performance or sports competition, respectively, can accommodate 4400 seats, 5000 seats or 4000 seats.
多功能会展中心可达三项利益，第一，推动台南市产业发展及创造就业机会；第二，归仁区的高铁特定区十几年来都无重大建设，可借此繁荣该区发展；第三，会展中心的营运效益值得期待，具有招财功能，除了台南市本身包含扣件、机械、汽车零组件、模具等一万家关键性厂商有相关需求以外，周边还有政府投资两三百亿预算作研究发展的绿能科学城，带动民间投资的生活机能区，以及国家最高学术研究机构中研院南部院区，未来将有大量的会议、展览需求于此。高铁局也将在会展中心旁土地招商盖大饭店，以提供会展中心及周边各单位对于饮食及住宿的大量需求。
工务局长苏金安表示，展馆并定位为绿色智慧展览馆，配合中央研究院南部分院，以及行政院推动的绿能科技研发中心及示范场域，带动台南高铁特定区整体区域发展，未来并将成为沙仑创新基地的一部分。会展中心主体将是现代化、国际化的绿建筑，除了做为南台湾的产业交流平台，也将是一座世界级的新地标。
一名台湾旅行社业者表示，台南近年以文创带动观光与产业发展，成果丰硕，住宿设施增长快速，包括知名星级酒店、特色民宿，截至目前共有旅馆232家、房间数达10,037间，国际航班方面，近年华航开航台南往返香港、台南往返大阪，越捷航空也甫于6月22日开航台南往返胡志明，大幅引进国际旅客，带动发展契机。在会奖旅游方面，台南除了南纺世贸展览馆可提供大型展览空间之外，近年来开幕的五星级酒店例如「台南晶英酒店」，也供应大型会议、宴会场地。
目前南纺世贸展览馆以推展地方性展览为重心，每年档期约在18至23档左右，使用率约在40%，未来还有很大的成长空间。为迎合更大展览进驻需求，除今年已新增200个停车位后，明年将再新增300个标准停车位，届时园区内停车场可容纳超过1,000台，解决停车难题。未来设定目标为二年内使用率超过50%，并积极争取台湾国际兰展在南纺世贸举办。
Another Tainan travel agency operator believes that the advantage of hosting the award-winning tourism in the Greater Tainan region lies in the convenient traffic and the high-speed rail parking. It boasts a number of leading landmarks, including Chihkan Tower, Anping Fort, Yicai Jincheng, Confucius Temple Yanping County Temple, Lin Department Store, Taiwan Literary Museum, etc. The newly opened Chi Wen Museum, the Chi Mei Museum, and the Sea Line attractions include Qilu Salt Mountain, Black-faced Spoonbill, and Taijiang National Park. Of the scenic spots such as Wushantou Reservoir, Zengwen Reservoir, Jianshanjian Reservoir, Nanhua Reservoir, Hutoujiao and Guanziling Hot Springs, as well as the Tainan Quantiao Local Snacks and industry-backed tourist factories with outstanding competitiveness. It is estimated that after the completion of the Tainan Convention and Exhibition Center, it will not only serve as a commercial trading platform in the region but also combine the unique features of industrial clusters and cultural food in Tainan to attract more international conventions. In addition, Tainan’s industrial development, Create employment opportunities and local prosperity.
In particular, Tainan will also create a small children’s park, a youth science museum and VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) somatosensory park. The children’s playground will be divided into free and fee-based programs at the time. The goal is to become a true children’s paradise. In addition, the Museum of Youth and Science will work with universities and SCN to plan science, introduce scientific theories and practices into industries, and set up a highly interactive science museum to help children experience the fun of science and to create VR together with industry and academia, AR somatosensory park.
