Going on Taiwan Blvd toward the inner city, you will come by Shing Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store.
走台灣大道往市區方向，會遇到新光三越百貨公司。

Make a right onto Hui-lai Road and you will see Taichung Metropolitan Opera House.
右轉惠來路，你會看到台中國家歌劇院。

With an area of 5.7 hectares, National Taichung Theater was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito. From whichever angle you view the curvy walls, the design is distinctive. Even the interior walls are curvy as well.
國家歌劇院佔地5.7公頃，是日本建築師伊東豐雄所設計的；不論從後面或者前面看，曲面牆壁的設計非常特別。連內部牆面也為曲面。 。

The architect conceptualized the most primitive tree houses and caves in designing the Sound Cave.
這個建築師以人類最原始的「樹屋」、「洞窟」的概念設計出美聲涵洞。

Some people refer to this architecture as one of the 9 wonders of the world. Some architectural experts commend this building for being the most challenging to construct. Discovery Channel did a documentary film on this impressive architecture.
有人說這是世界建築九大奇蹟。一些建築界專家稱讚這是全球最難蓋的房子。DISCOVERY頻台在這棟讓人印象深刻的建築做了個紀錄片。

National Taichung Theater is located on No.101 Section 2 Hui-lai Road, Xitun District, Taichung City.
台中國家歌劇院的地址在台中市西屯區惠來路2段101號。