Ten Drum Cultural Village (十鼓文創園區) is a drum-music park inside the old Rende sugar refinery, on the southern edge of Tainan. The heart of a visit is a live drumming show in a theater built over the factory's old cane-crushing mill. Around it, the warehouses and molasses tanks now hold exhibitions, a café, climbing walls and zip lines, all covered by one ticket.
It sits beside the railway at Bao'an, close to the Chimei Museum, so the two make an easy day out from the city. Hours, prices and directions below come from Ten Drum's own website.
From sugar refinery to drum village
The refinery was founded in 1909 by the Japanese-funded Taiwan Sugar Company (臺灣製糖株式會社) as the Chelukeng Sugar Works (車路墘製糖所), and it began production in 1910. After the war it passed to the state-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation, took the name Rende Sugar Factory (仁德糖廠) in 1969, and closed in July 2003.
Ten Drum took over the site in 2005 with the idea of bringing the empty buildings back to life, and the park opened to the public on 1 January 2007. It covers about 7.5 hectares, with 22 Japanese-era warehouses, and it is home to the Ten Drum percussion group (十鼓擊樂團).
The drum show
The show takes place in the Dream Sugar Theater (夢糖劇場), built on top of the factory's five-roller cane press. Toughened glass lets you look down into the old machinery while the drummers play. The resident percussion group gives its regular show every day at 11:00 and 15:00, with extra shows added at times.
Each ticket covers one show. If you want to see a second one, it costs NT$300 more. We'd plan the rest of the visit around the show you pick.
The park has two other stages: a 700-seat indoor theater in a former sugar warehouse, and the outdoor Gear Stage, five huge gear-shaped platforms with a light show at night.
What else there is to do
Ten Drum's attractions page lists these, among others:
- One Grain of Sugar's Journey (一粒糖的旅行): a permanent, family-friendly exhibition in the old boiler area that follows the seven steps of making sugar, from unloading the cane to packing. Open 10:00 to 17:00 and included in the ticket.
- The molasses tanks: three giant tanks, built in 1941, 1971 and 1983, now turned into exhibition halls, a local history room, a sugar experience hall and a café.
- The Seven-Tier Tower (七重塔): the old factory building, with a different theme on each floor, a bar for light meals and drinks, and an indoor zip line that a child under 12 rides with an adult.
- Active things: an outdoor zip line, laser tag, a see-through climbing wall, a bouldering traverse, an outdoor archery field and a skywalk.
- For small children: a children's play area and a little steam train.
Ten Drum's ticket terms say visitors who come on their own (not in a tour group) get unlimited use of the adventure facilities with admission. Each activity has its own rules, so check at the start of each one.
Hours and tickets
- Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:20; Saturday and Sunday 09:30 to 17:50. Hours change for festivals and holidays, and Ten Drum posts updates on its website and Facebook page
- Midday: from 11:45 to 13:10 some buildings and activities pause for cleaning, while the restaurant and cafés stay open
- Entry (2026): adults NT$509, or NT$458 bought online through Ten Drum's LINE account; students NT$470; ages 6 to 12 and 65 and over NT$450; Tainan residents NT$390; ages 3 to 5 NT$290; visitors with a disability NT$254, with one companion free; under 3 free with a paying adult. Festival and holiday prices are announced separately
- Ticket rules: valid on the day for one entry. If you leave the park, you need a new ticket
- Address: No. 326, Section 2, Wenhua Road, Rende District (臺南市仁德區文華路二段326號)
- Parking: NT$100 per car, NT$50 per scooter
Getting there
By train: take a local train to Bao'an Station (保安車站). From there, walk along Wenxian Road, turn onto Wenhua Road and cross the railway tracks to the park. Or take the Red 3 bus from the Bao'an bus transfer station, heading for Tainan Metropolitan Park, and get off at the Ten Drum stop.
From the high speed rail station: take the Shalun Line train to Bao'an Station and follow the same route, or take a taxi straight there.
From Tainan Airport: a taxi is the way Ten Drum suggests.
Pairing it with the Chimei Museum
The Chimei Museum is about a 15-minute walk from Bao'an Station, in Tainan Metropolitan Park, which is where the Red 3 bus is heading. That makes the two an easy pair. One way to do it: Chimei when it opens at 09:30, lunch, then the 15:00 drum show at Ten Drum. Or the reverse: the 11:00 show first, then Chimei in the afternoon. Chimei is closed on Wednesdays, so plan the pairing for another day.
How long to spend, and tips
Give it half a day: the show, the sugar exhibition and a few activities fill three hours or more without trying.
- Some walkways are see-through, so Ten Drum suggests trousers and flat, closed shoes.
- Pets are welcome in the park, but not in the indoor theaters or dining areas. There is a pet-friendly dining area.
- Plan around the 11:45 to 13:10 cleaning break: it's a good time for lunch.
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Sources
History from Ten Drum's history page. Hours from its opening hours page and the notices on its home page. Prices from its 2026 ticket page, directions and parking from its transport page, and the show, stages and activities from its theater and attractions pages. The walk to Chimei from the Chimei Museum visitor information. Checked October 2026.