A 1925 railway freight office next to Shetou Railway Station founded by local businessman Xiao Yuan (蕭園) to transport vegetables, grain, and fertilizer. At its peak, the company supplied 80% of greater Taipei’s vegetables via rail. The business declined after road transport supplanted rail and ceased operations; the building was damaged in the 921 Earthquake and restored between 2004 and 2005. It now houses the Taiwan Hosiery Museum (台灣織襪文物館), which promotes the local sock industry.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
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- 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)
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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.