The Bank of Taiwan started repairing at a cost of 190 million in January 2020. The Taipei City Bureau of Culture is currently conducting a site survey. At present, the Japanese-style street profile has appeared. It is expected to be completed in early February next year and attract investment.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)

[Reporter Yang Xinhui/Taipei Report] The east side of the "Former Nan Cai Yuan Japanese-style Dormitory" base is the private villa of Kodama Gentaro, the fourth governor of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation period. "Bank of Taiwan", that is, the Japanese staff dormitory of the Bank of Taiwan, was designated as a municipal monument by the Taipei City Government in 2006, but suffered a fire in 2016, and the front building was completely burned down. The Bank of Taiwan started repairing it in January 2020 with a cost of 190 million , the Taipei City Cultural Bureau is currently conducting a site survey, and the Japanese-style street profile has already appeared. It is expected to be completed in early February next year and attract investment.

The Taipei City Cultural Bureau stated that during the Japanese occupation period, the civil servants’ dormitories were set up through the urban plan to provide Japanese people who came to Taiwan to live in political, economic, cultural and educational personnel. The park is a large double Japanese-style dormitory. It is beautiful, but when the scaffolding was erected in 2016, it caused a fire due to careless construction. According to the "Cultural Resources Law", a fine of 500,000 yuan was imposed, and follow-up repairs were also required in accordance with the law.

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The Cultural Affairs Bureau pointed out that the Bank of Taiwan will follow up with the restoration and reuse plan. The Bank of Taiwan will invest 190 million in the restoration and retain the original structure, including the garden space, rain bags, red brick walls, porch, ceiling and other features. The project is scheduled for next year The construction was completed in early February and the investment invitation process was completed. The owner, Bank of Taiwan, planned the future operation model to include cultural and creative space, education and training, and catering space.

The cultural resources committee affirmed the restoration, and suggested that after the restoration, set up an explanatory board to introduce the history of cultural resources and buildings, as well as guide explanations, etc., so that the public can better understand the history of this place, understand the cultural relics of the development of Taipei City, and show the time. life features.

Tian Wei, deputy director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, said that when the fire burned down the Japanese-style dormitory group in Qiannan Caiyuan, the Cultural Affairs Bureau also suffered a lot of criticism. Now the restoration has finally achieved results. There are also detailed restoration and reuse plans and investigation work. I hope that the Bank of Taiwan's bidding in the future will have a sense of social welfare and history, otherwise it may be criticized for commercialization in the future.

Tian Wei pointed out that the residence of Dai Yanhui, the dormitory of Liu Zhen, President of National Normal University, and the Japanese-style dormitory at No. 7 and No. 9 Chaozhou Street of National Taiwan University are all under restoration. Opening, in recent years, there will be 6 offices with 12 buildings taking shape. It is estimated that the revitalization will be completed within 3 years. In the future, it will become a hotspot for check-in, and even surpass the former official residence of the Taipei Criminal Police on Jinhua Street, which opened recently. Park".

"Qiannan Caiyuan Japanese-style Dormitory" cultural buildings are located in two small streets, Lane 81, Guling Street, and Lane 2, Section 2, Nanchang Road, Taipei City. There are 5 buildings and 9 households in total. Preserving the architectural features, groups and grades of some Japanese-style wooden dormitories during the Japanese occupation era, it was announced as a historic site on July 25, 2006.

"Qiannan Caiyuan Japanese-style Dormitory" suffered a fire in 2016, and the front building was completely destroyed.

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The Bank of Taiwan started repairing at a cost of 190 million in January 2020. The Taipei City Bureau of Culture is currently conducting a site survey. At present, the Japanese-style street profile has appeared. It is expected to be completed in early February next year and attract investment.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)