Originally established in 1913 by Yilan Shintaku Corporation (宜蘭振拓株式會社) the Karenkō Winery (花蓮港工場). Taken over by the Governor-General’s Monopoly Bureau in 1922 and severely damaged in US air raids in 1944. Operations continued in the post-war era until 1988 when production relocated to the Meilun Industrial Park. Designated a historic building in 2002, the old winery now operates as Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park (花蓮文化創意產業園區).
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Monopoly System in Taiwan (台灣專賣制度)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.