| History of Huashan |
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Huashan covers the areas of the former winery and the Huashan railway station. During Ching Dynasty's rule of Taiwan, the area was referred to as the Chuangnan area of Sanbanchiao (now Meihua Li in the Zhongzheng District). During the period under Japanese colonial rule, it was renamed in 1922 to “Kabayama Town”. The name “Kabayama” (written characters |
pronounced as “Hua-Shan” in Chinese) came from Kabayama Sukenori, the first Japanese Governor General of Taiwan. Within Huashan's boundaries at that time were the Taipei City Government Office (present day site of the day Executive Yuan), the Kabayama Freight Depot and the Taipei Winery. This was a new area being developed as a part of urban planning. When the Taipei Railway Station was renovated in 1940 (15 th Year of the Showa Period), the Kabayama Freight Depot set up a new station within Kabayama Town, and later it became known as the Huashan Freight Depot. This was linked to Taipei Winery's railway spur line, thus connecting the Huashan Station and Winery areas. . |
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| The “Taipei Winery” was first established in 1916 (5 th Year of the Taisho Period) during the Japanese colonial period as the privately owned Houjou winery which made rice wine, the “Butterfly Orchid” sake, and ginseng liqueur. In 1922 (11 th Year of the Taisho Period) the Japanese Government purchased the winery as part of its alcohol monopoly policy, and began expanding the winery for producing rice wines and other double-distilled liqueurs. |
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In 1945 the Taipei Winery transferred to the control of the Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau . The winery began developing various kinds of fruit liqueurs, and even became known as the “Fruit Wine Factory”. Memories from the past including how soot from the chimneys drifted down on workers after their morning exercise and the showing of movies in the Fruit Wine Hall. These and other workers' tales have all left their impression on the surroundings, a testament to a time when “The Winery was Home”. In 1987, due to the pressures of urban development, the winery was relocated to its current location at the Linkou Industrial Park in Taipei County. The old site was then simply abandoned.
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