North District, Tainan · Music library · Taiwanese song exhibition
Xu Shi Music Library
The composer of Anping Memories has a music library in his hometown.
The piano room at Xu Shi Music Library
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Twelve minutes from the station: where Tainan's old songs come from.
Xu Shi composed Anping Memories and Night in the Southern Capital. In his hometown, a music library bears his name. Its second-floor permanent exhibition, 石來韻轉：許石－臺灣歌謠的磐石, follows the composer’s work. The building was once Yule Hall and opened as a music library in 2018. Music books and audiovisual collections occupy the first floor; the library also has a black-box theatre and practice rooms.
Through October 31, 2026, the first-floor lobby hosts the music-book display 故鄉音．歌謠情－臺灣歌謠哼起來. Before your visit, explore the Taiwan Music Institute’s collection record for 南都之夜: lyrics by 鄭志峰, music by 許石, and a recording by 許石 and 廖美惠.
Get there
Public transport
Use Exit 1 on Beimen Road, then walk about 862 metres / twelve minutes from the street exit. Allow extra time inside the station for the temporary footbridge to the old station building.
Sources
- Tainan Transport Bureau: new station entrances ↗ — Beimen Road Exit 1 and the temporary internal footbridge checked October 18.
- Tainan Public Library: Xu Shi Music Library ↗ — Library history and photograph
- Opening hours ↗ — Current hours and closures
- Tainan Public Library: National Day closure notice ↗ — Closed for the day on October 10
- Directorate-General of Personnel Administration: 2026 government calendar ↗ — 2026 public holidays and substitute days
- 2026 programme ↗ — Permanent exhibition and the Sep 2–Oct 31 book display
- Taiwan Music Institute collection: 南都之夜 ↗ — Lyricist, composer and recording credits