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Old Buildings, New Cultural & Creative Arts Market Browsing and Handcrafting! Oct. – Dec. 2016 No.5 Creative Markets Nostalgia Antiques Theme Streets Taipei Visitor Information Centers Taipei Main Station Add: 3, Beiping W. Rd., Taipei City (southwest area of Main Hall on 1F) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2312-3256 Songshan Airport Add: 340-10, Dunhua N. Rd., Taipei City (Arrival Hall, Terminal 2) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2546-4741 MRT Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Add: B1, 20, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 5) Station Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2758-6593 MRT Ximen Station Add: B1, 32-1, Baoqing Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 5) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2375-3096 MRT Jiantan Station Add: 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 1) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2883-0313 MRT Beitou Station Add: 1, Guangming Rd., Taipei City (left side of station entrance) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2894-6923 Miramar Entertainment Add: 20, Jingye 3rd Rd., Taipei City (in rear of fountain plaza, 1F) Park Visitor Center Tel: (02) 8501-2762 Add: 6, Zhongshan Rd., Taipei City (near the Beitou Garden Spa) Plum Garden Visitor Center Tel: (02) 2897-2647 Maokong Gondola Maokong Add: 35, Ln. 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City (near exit of Maokong Station) Station Visitor Center Tel: (02) 2937-8563 Add: 44, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (inside URS44 Dadaocheng Story House) Dadaocheng Visitor Center Tel: (02) 2559-6802 Creative Taipei - Beautiful Living Mobile Visitor Information Service Service Starting On-Site Time Service Starting On-Site Time Hours Point Guide (10 min.) Hours Point Guide (10 min.) 11:00- Exit 1, MRT Shilin Official 11:00- Exit 5, MRT Taipei 101/ 13:00 Taipei's diversity and beauty is part of its citizens' everyday lives. From the bustling city 13:00 Xinyi Taipei 101 15:00 Shilin Station Residence 19:00 Taipei World Trade Center 17:00 center down into its quiet lanes and alleys, within these ordinary daily sceneries one Shilin 15:00- Exit 1, MRT Cixian 11:00- Exit 1, MRT The Red 13:00 17:00 discovers splendid creativity, designs, and aesthetics, in turn shaping Taipei's unique 19:00 Jiantan Station Temple Ximending 19:00 Ximen Station House 17:00 cultural landscape. Endless wonders wait to be discovered by the urban wanderers. Travel Information Services Taipei Citizen Hotline: (Outside Taipei City, please dial ) 1999 02-2720-8889 In this issue of Fun Taipei, we take you on an exploration of the lovely elements of Taipei Taipei Travel Net: travel.taipei, Presents travel information on Taipei City in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and life, setting off from markets of varying character that offer handicrafts made with passion Spanish; provides recorded-audio travel introductions on related sightseeing spots, and a hotel information data base. and creativity, then moving on to old buildings revitalized by cultural and artistic projects. 24-Hour travel information hotline of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC: , www.taiwan.net.tw From cultural & creative exhibits to artistic performances to various special events, 0800-011-765 Toll-free complaint hotline / Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication: 0800-211-734 Taipei's cultural vitality is on vivid display! Info on legally registered hotels and guesthouses: taiwanstay.net.tw Want to see how culture and creativity take roots and interact, thus sculpting a city where Published new and old dance a duet of unmatched style? Then let's go together on a heart-warming Tel/ (Outside Taipei City, please dial ) ext. 1999 02-2720-8889 7566 mini-tour with Fun Taipei! Design. Printing/ Vision Creative Marketing & Media Co., Yuli Color Reproduction Co., Ltd. Tel/ Fax/ Email/ [email protected] (02) 2715-1052 (02) 2715-0924 2017.8.19 - 2017.8.30 F中華郵政台北雜字第or permission to repr 2168int, p 號執照登記為雜誌交寄lease contact (02) 2720-8889 ext. 7565 2017.taipei Commissioner Department of Information and Fun Travel Now@ Taipei App Taipei City Government Fun Taipei APP Tourism, Taipei City Government in Taipei iOS Android Ocial LINE iOS Android 2 1 FUN TAIPEI This area was developed as a leisure and shopping district during the Japanese era. Changing with the times while constantly In Love with Taipei Ximending Commercial District flourishing, it today continues as a pop-culture mecca for youth, showcasing all that's trendy in clothing, cultural-creative goods, Eye-Catching Handicrafts food, and entertainment, attracting travelers from near and far. Old Buildings, New Cultural The Red House – Creative Market This red-brick Western-style complex was built during the Japanese era. Designed by a Japanese architect as & Creative Arts Taiwan's first public market, it features an octagonal front building attached to a cross-shaped building, which Market Browsing and Handcrafting! today is the home to the 16 Workshops. A live-music venue, Riverside Live House, is in the far-rear section. A creative market is held every weekend in Many of the numerous buildings and other structures of historical significance the north-side square; here young designers display their self-created products, dotting Taipei city have now been renovated to serve as innovative art spaces. including clothing and accessories, bags These include red-brick Western-style buildings, Japanese architecture in and backpacks, and much else. Concerts and outdoor exhibits are also sometimes temple sites, and heritage warehouses of a winery lasting more than a hundred held, attracting even more people. years. They symbolize the city's fusion of old and new, showcase the pride in its Add: 10, Chengdu Rd., Taipei City past, and become incubators for new culture. Markets with different features are Tel: (02) 2311-9380 (Closed on Monday) held beside old buildings on weekends, with some selling secondhand goods Times of creative market: Sat. 14:00-22:00 , Sun. 14:00-21:30 and some others handicrafts full of creativity, making them the best spots for Web: www.redhouse.org.tw travelers to savor the cultural uniqueness of Taipei. The octagonal building is currently undergoing heritage renovation, and will be closed until the end of 2017. The 16 Workshops and creative market will operate as usual. Xibenyuan Temple Square – Nostalgia Antiques Market This temple, in distinct Japanese style, is today a space of culture and arts for leisure times. Until the end of November, enjoy the Nostalgia Antiques Market held here on Fri./Sat./Sun. during the first and third weeks in Oct. and Nov. The theme is "childhood pleasures"; travel through old toys and games, paintings and drawings, handicrafts, living essentials, and many others, in what has been transformed into a collector's treasure vault. Add: 174-1, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2708-1000 Nostalgia Antiques Market: First and third Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October and November, 15:00-18:00 Web: goodart.com.tw 2 3 Getting there: Take the MRT Songshan-Xindian Line (Line 3) or Bannan Line (Line 5) to Ximen Station and leave the station by exits 1 or 6. Theme Streets smith&hsu現代茶館MAP 01 smith & hsu Movie Street, Taipei Cinema Park The interior décor of this modernistic teahouse was designed Section 2 of Wuchang Street is populated with numerous upscale by a Swiss designer and features minimalist aesthetics. A wide cinemas, including Lux Cinema, Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Sun, and in89 array of fine teas can be sampled. The popular set consists of Cinemax, where colorful posters and huge billboards are used to draw Taiwanese teas with British scones, a clever combination that attention. Toward the end of the street is Taipei Cinema Park, where takes everybody by surprise. people can enjoy the Moonlight Movie Theater on Saturday nights and at times cultural-arts events of various genres. Moreover, savor the nostalgic Add: 1-3F, 35, Hengyang Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2370-0785 ambience, and the great coffees and confections, at the Belle Époque café. Locations: Sec. 2 of Wuchang St. (Movie Street); Sec. 2, Hankou St Sec. 1, Kaifeng St. in89 Cinemax Lux Cinema 19, Kangding Rd. (Taipei Cinema Park) Kunming St. Eslite Vieshow Cinemas Web: www.cinemapark.org.tw Wuchang Branch Hanzhong St. Taipei Sun Sec. 1, Wuchang St. Sec. 1, Hankou St Ln. 96, KunmingMovie StreetSt. LauTianLu 02 Restaurant American Street Chengdu Carambola Ice Cinema Park Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd. Tattoo Street Tattoo and Nail- Painting Art Street Down along Hanzhong Street's Lane 50 are many tattoo Emei Car Park Ln. 50, Hanzhong St. Sec. 1, Wuchang St. Yanping S. Rd. and nail-painting parlors, creating a street of unique avant- Eslite Ximen Branch Bo’ai Rd. Emei St. garde character. Many young folks choose to express their Wannian Zhongshan Ximen Elementary personality via tattoos. You can also get temporary tattoos, Commercial Bldg. Ay-Chung Flour Rice Hall School Noodle Restaurant equally intricate and colorful, that fade away completely Chengdu Rd. Ambassador Wonderful after a few weeks. Theatre Theatre The Red House ‒ MRT Ximen Station Hengyang Rd. Location: Lane 50, Hanzhong St. Creative Market Costume Far Eastern The XiningRed S. Rd. House Street Department StoreTaoyuan St. 03 Neijiang St. Baoqing Rd. American Street Kunming St. Presidential Hanzhong St. On and around Lane 96, Kunming Street is a strong cluster Office Building Yanping S. Rd. of shops selling hip-hop and personalized apparel. Walls Sec. 1, Changsha St. Sec. 2, Changsha St. and rolling doors here are decorated with graffiti painted Xibenyuan Temple Square ‒ with bold colors and distinctive touch, attracting droves of Nostalgia Antiques Market Eighty-Eightea Rinbansyo youngsters interested in American-style trends and hip-hop Located in the Xibenyuan Temple Square, in a Japanese- culture. Fong Da Coffee style building with exterior faithfully maintained, premium oolong, green, and black teas sourced from around Location: Around Lane 96, Kunming St.