The Songshan Tobacco Factory is defined by the long, low rows of industrial warehouses wrapped in moss-green, ceramic-tiled walls. In nineteen thirty-seven, the Japanese colonial government built this complex to centralize cigarette…
Songshan Tobacco Factory Yards
This stroll leads you through the beautiful grounds of a 1930s industrial tobacco complex that has been transformed into Taipei’s premier design and cultural hub. You'll encounter historic warehouses, a tranquil eco-pond, a hidden classical courtyard garden, and a world-class design museum before ending at the iconic Eslite complex.
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1. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park No 1. Warehouse
2. Cama Coffee Roasters (Douliu Wenqing)
The Cama Coffee Roasters in Douliu occupies a restored Japanese-era police dormitory. Dark wood beams frame the structure, while the original brick walls remain visible beneath a layer of white paint. Inside, the rhythmic sound of coffee…
3. 松山文創園區生態景觀池
The ecological pond at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park features a distinct, rounded stone edge that cuts into the surrounding greenery. It functions as a retention basin, built to manage heavy tropical rains for the former tobacco…
4. Baroque Garden
The Baroque Garden sits within the grounds of the Taipei Guest House, marked by its formal European layout of manicured hedges, symmetrical gravel paths, and a central pond. While the main building reflects late nineteenth-century colonial…
5. Taiwan Design Museum
The Taiwan Design Museum occupies a space within the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, distinguished by the industrial aesthetic of the former tobacco factory that houses it. It serves as the primary institution dedicated to industrial,…
6. Eslite Spectrum Songyan
The Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store sits inside a low, rectangular brick structure that originally served as a tobacco factory in nineteen thirty-nine. While the rest of the park features high ceilings and vast open spaces, this building…