Hello my Steemit friends, today I will bring you to one of the most historical architecture in Taipei – THE RED HOUSE in Ximending!!! It is just next to the Ximending pedestrian area and it is full of cultural value.

親愛的Steemit好友，今天我會帶大家去台北最具歷史價值的建築 ── 在西門町的西門紅樓!!! 它就位於西門町徒步區的隔壁，極具文化色彩。

---

Little facts about Ximending 關於西門町的小知識

Source

During the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan, Ximending was part of the Japanese people’s place of accommodation. Its name is indeed a Japanese name, which means the area outside the west gate of Taipei City, since it is located outside the west gate of Taipei City.

在日治時期，西門町是日本人居住的地區之一，它的名字本是日文，意指在台北西門以外的地區。

Ximen 西門 = west gate 西邊的門

Ding 町 = District 區域 / 里

---

The Red House 西門紅樓

Listed as a Class III Historical Site, the red-brick building has over a century’s history. It was built in 1908 and designed by a Japanese architect Kondo Juro.

西門紅樓在1908年由日本建築師 Kondo Juro設計而成，至今已有超過一百年歷史，並已被列為三級古蹟。

Source

The Red House has two parts: the Octagon Building and the Cruciform Building.

西門紅樓可分為兩部份︰八角樓 和 十字樓。

Source

It was Taiwan’s first public market building and it was turned into a theatre later in the 1940s. Nowadays, it operates as the centre of cultural and creative industry in the Western part of Taipei, where there are numerous arts and culture related events and exhibition.

它是台灣第一座由官方落成的市場建築，後在1940年代轉型為劇場，多為京劇和相聲表演。現在，西門紅樓是台北西部的文化和創意產業的發展中心，每天都有各類展覽和劇場，可謂文化和創意的搖籃。

---

Peeping into the Creative Boutique in the Cruciform Building
一窺十字樓的16工房(創意商品市集)

Starting from 2010, the Red House launched the “Cultural & Creative Industries Development Center” in the Cruciform Building, aiming at incubating creative brands. Let’s take a look at the Creative Boutique and explore the innovation inside!!!

在2010年，西門紅樓的十字樓被打造為「文化及創意產業推廣中心」，希望孕育出更多創新品牌，我們現在就去看看 16工房 ，並發掘箇中的新衝擊吧!!!

Shops of the Creative Boutique are located on two floors. There is a great variety of products being displayed and sold in order to facilitate the growth of new and innovative brands. Most of them are hand-made products like soap and jewellery.

16工房的店舖位於上下兩層，擺放了很多不同種類的設計和商品，很大部份也是人手製的商品，像是肥皂和首飾。

And some of them are products representing Taiwan and its characteristics.

也有一些是充滿台灣本土色彩的設計。

I really appreciate the Flat Wine Bottle Art located on the second floor. They make wine bottles or beer bottles into decorations or usable products such as clock, plate and candy bowl. This gives a second life to the bottles and is definitely turning the sense of environmental protection into a brand new culture. 😇

我最欣賞的就是在二樓的 手工窯燒酒瓶藝術 ，他們把酒瓶壓平並製成裝飾品或生活中可用的產品，如時鐘、碟子和糖果碗等。這等於為被棄置的酒瓶注入新生命，把環保的意念轉化為一種新文化。😇

Source

Source

If you are interested in knowing more about the Creative Boutique, you may visit:

如果有興趣了解更多有關16工房的詳情，可以到以下網址︰

http://www.redhouse.taipei/BI/16Studio.aspx?id=4253&subid=6156

---

🐾The Red House 西門紅樓🐾

Address: No. 10, Chengdu Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan

地址︰台灣台北市萬華區成都路10號

!steemitworldmap 25.0420139 lat 121.5046705 long d3scr

P.S. I would like to thank @livinguktaiwan for teaching me how to use the Steemitworldmap. For more details, you can visit her post!!!

P.S. 要感謝 @livinguktaiwan 教會我用Steemit 世界地圖，想知道怎麼用世界地圖可以看她的帖文喔!!!

---

Please upvote , resteem and follow @shirlam
if you like this post!!

如果您喜歡這篇帖文，
請投票、轉載和追蹤@shirlam 😊

---

Reference:

http://www.redhouse.taipei/index_en.aspx

http://www.redhouse.taipei/BI/16Studio.aspx?id=4253&subid=6156