Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan

"Taoyuan City Local Story House Clusters" is a cultural guide that leads readers through time and space to explore the local memories of Taoyuan. This book provides a detailed account of several story houses in Taoyuan transformed from historical buildings, such as "Xianguang 2nd Village," the only completely preserved military police dependents' village in Taiwan, and the "Zhongping Road Story House," which bears witness to four generations of Hakka life.

The book not only depicts the architectural beauty of Japanese-era dormitories, military dependents' villages, and old granaries, but more importantly, it records the life stories woven together by diverse ethnic groups on this land—including Hakka, Indigenous peoples, new immigrants, and migrant workers. From the perspectives of "collaborative learning" and "mobile memory," this book demonstrates how Taoyuan has revitalized old spaces into bases for family education, art performances, and cultural heritage, inviting readers to witness the ceaseless cultural charm of this city.

"Xianguang 2nd Village: Seeing the Migration Museum" is a compelling work documenting how Taoyuan transformed military dependents' village culture into a space for multi-ethnic integration. Centered on Taoyuan's only military police village, "Xianguang 2nd Village," the book details its evolution from a collective housing complex for military families relocated to Taiwan into Taiwan's first "Migration Museum."

The book proposes a unique "ecomuseum" strategy, advocating for the view of Taoyuan as a large-scale museum where individual "micro-histories" reflect the migration narratives of a broader era. Its core perspective is that military dependents' villages are not just historical buildings, but miniatures of Taiwan's immigrant society. Through preservation and revitalization, the site facilitates dialogue among Hoklo, Hakka, Indigenous peoples, and new immigrants, turning "a foreign land into home" and building a more inclusive community. This is not merely a village history, but an action guide for Taiwan's pursuit of ethnic identity and cultural innovation.