Taiwan Travel Journal 2024.05.25 台灣旅行日記 (建國花市及華山藝文特區)

Jianguo Holiday Flower Market 建國花市

We found that pushing my mother in a wheelchair on the MRT wasn’t too difficult, as long as it wasn’t during rush hour. So, on Saturday, we decided to take her to the Jianguo Holiday Flower Market—which is only open on weekends—to see and buy flowers. The Jianguo Holiday Flower Market in Taipei City opened in 1982 and is located under the Jianguo South Road Viaduct, between Xinyi Road and Renai Road. It usually functions as a parking lot, but on Friday evenings it is cleared to allow gardeners to gather and set up stalls. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, selling plants and flower-related supplies. Mom was quite happy to see the colorful flowers.

我們發現，只要不是上下班尖峰時間，推著坐輪椅的母親坐捷運並不費力。所以，週六，我們決定帶她去建國花市——只在週末開放——看看花，買買花。台北市建國假日花市於 1982 年開業，位於建國南路高架橋下，信義路與仁愛路之間。它平時用作停車場，但周五晚上會清空，讓各地來的園藝人士聚集擺攤。花市週六和週日上午 9 點至下午 6 點開放，販售植物和花藝相關用品。媽媽看到色彩繽紛的花朵，非常開心。

Huashan Art & Cultural Park 華山 1914 文創園區

After that, my daughter and I went to Huashan Art & Cultural Park, officially known as Huashan 1914 Creative Park, or simply Huashan 1914. It was originally the Taihoku Winery, founded in 1914 during the Japanese occupation. After World War II in 1945, it was taken over by the Republic of China. The development of various fruit wines in the mid-1950s marked the golden age of the Taipei Winery. However, due to rising land prices and severe water pollution in Taipei—both unfavorable for winemaking—the winery was relocated to Guishan Township in Taoyuan in 1987. In 1997, with support from people in the arts and cultural community, the former factory was repurposed into a multi-functional arts and cultural performance space, now known as Huashan 1914 Creative Park.

之後，我和女兒去了華山藝文特區，全名為華山 1914 文化創意產業園區，又名華山 1914 文創園區或華山 1914。園區前身為台北酒廠，成立於 1914 年日治時期。 1945 年第二次世界大戰結束後，園區被中華民國政府接管。 1950 年代中期，台北酒廠開始研發各種果酒，迎來了台北第一酒廠的黃金時代。然而，由於台北地價上漲以及水污染嚴重，不利於釀酒，1987年，台北第一酒廠遷至桃園縣龜山鄉。 1997 年，在藝文界人士的支持下，將原工廠改造成多功能藝文展演空間，也就是現在的華山 1914 文化創意產業園區。

Jean Cultural & Creative Co. Ltd. is a dream project fueled by creativity, obsession, and passion. It has developed several brands, and I really like their designs—no wonder we spent a lot of time shopping there. Wonderful Life’s products include wooden furniture, music boxes, and household appliances. There is also The Wooderful Land. Greenful Life creates indoor gardening spaces for urban living. Jeantopia brings back the joy of handicrafts and combines them with life experiences. Embroidery [Xiu] Crafts makes cross-stitch easy. PaperNThought uses the texture of paper to create delicate scenes. I-Marker breaks the traditional sticky note mold, presenting a new, fun way to take unique notes. Funtape uses paper tape to decorate your life. 'Come and Go' aims to help people explore culture more deeply, using creative new thinking to interpret and re-experience local customs.
知音文創事業群成立是以充滿創意、瘋狂、熱情的夢工廠為背景，它開發了好幾個品牌，我都很喜歡它們的設計，無怪我們花了好多時間在這裏面逛。Wonderful Life 的產品有木器家具、音樂鈴、生活電器⋯，此外還有木育森林 The Wooderful Land, 蒔光花園打造都市生活中的植感空間，Jeantopia 重拾手作樂趣結合生活體驗，繡 [xiu] Crafts 讓十字繡簡易好上手，紙風景利用紙張的質感建構，層疊出虛實精巧的畫面， I-Marker打破傳統便利貼的原則，展現獨特記事新樂趣，Funtape 活用紙膠帶來妝點生活，＂來去＂是寄望讓人深入文化，用創意新思維詮釋地方人情，重新體會在地風俗。