Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs

This guide introduces readers to Beitou hot springs, the architecture of public bathhouses during the Japanese colonial period, and the evolution of local leisure culture. Using short sentences, images, and step-by-step visiting instructions, it lowers the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Introduces the history of The Red House—from its origins as a market, theater, and cinema to its current role as a creative space—along with the architectural features of the Octagon Building and the Cruciform Building. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit guides to lower the barriers to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Learn about Li Kuo-ting's life, public policy work, and Taiwan's economic and technological development through his residential living space. The content uses short sentences, pictures, and step-by-step visiting guides to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

An introduction to the industrial architecture, production history, and ecological environment of the Songshan Tobacco Factory, as well as its transformation into a cultural and creative park. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visiting guides to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

An easy-to-read handbook that connects historical buildings and exhibitions with Taipei's railways, urban changes, and the collective memories of its citizens. The content uses short sentences, pictures, and visiting steps to lower the threshold of understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

An easy-to-read visitor manual themed around the historic building of Taipei Film House, film screenings, and urban cultural spaces. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit guides to lower the threshold for understanding, making it suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Explore the life of Sun Yun-suan, his public service, and the development of Taiwan's technology and industry through his former residence and exhibitions. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit instructions to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Introduces the wooden architecture and railway history of Xinbeitou Station, as well as the cultural preservation efforts following the station's return to Beitou. The content uses short sentences, pictures, and step-by-step visiting guides to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

An introduction to the prehistoric culture, archaeological sites, trees, birds, and trail environments of Zhishan Rock, combining cultural and ecological learning. The content uses short sentences, pictures, and step-by-step visiting instructions to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Introduces the history of the building—from its origins as a school and city hall to its current role as a museum of contemporary art—and provides guidance on how to visit contemporary art exhibitions. Using short sentences, images, and step-by-step instructions, the content lowers the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site guidance, and cultural accessibility.

Explore Taipei's tea industry and historical shophouses through tea shop spaces, tea-making tools, and the commercial stories of Dadaocheng. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit guides to lower the barriers to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

This manual introduces the characters, puppets, manipulation techniques, stages, and performance culture of Taiwanese puppetry through simple text and illustrations. Using short sentences, images, and step-by-step visiting instructions, it lowers the barrier to understanding and is suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Introduces the architectural transformation from police quarters to an avant-garde theatre, highlighting spaces for experimental performances, rehearsals, and viewing. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit instructions to lower barriers to understanding, making it suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Explore the lifestyle of southern Taipei and the memories of Taiwanese literature through the history, Japanese-style architecture, and literary activities of Kishuan. The content uses short sentences, images, and visit steps to lower the barriers to understanding, making it suitable for pre-visit preparation, on-site guidance, and cultural accessibility.

Discover the 200-year history of Bopiliao’s streets, red brick architecture, 'Ting-a-ka' (arcade walkways), and the life stories of Wanhua residents through easy-to-read text. Featuring short sentences, clear images, and step-by-step visiting guides, this handbook lowers barriers to understanding and is ideal for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

Introduces the medical functions, spatial characteristics, restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse of the Songshan Sanatorium and the Director's Dormitory. The content uses short sentences, images, and step-by-step visit guides to lower the barrier to understanding, making it suitable for pre-trip preparation, on-site tours, and cultural accessibility.

This book is the twentieth publication in the 'Traditional Arts Series' by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government. It centers on the life of Sun Rong-hui—a Taiwanese Opera character actor (cujiao), martial lead (wusheng), director, and founder of the Yi Shin Sheng Dramatic Troupe. It records his journey from a family troupe, Southeast Asian performances, Peking Opera troupes, and movie sets, to the Taiwanese Opera stage, martial arts training, troupe management, and cross-generational inheritance. Through oral interviews and historical research, the book highlights the often-overlooked labors of martial performers, character actors, and backstage workers within the century-long evolution of Taiwanese Opera, while outlining the technical spirit of a preserver of Taipei's traditional performing arts.

This book focuses on Chen Jin-lai, a practitioner of Taipei's traditional musical performing art 'Gutingchui' (drum pavilion music), and his family. It traces the lineage of Dadaocheng's musical families, the learning context of the Gongle-xuan troupe, radio and recording activities, the operation of drum pavilion shops in the post-war era, temple fair processions, and the Guchui (drum and wind) formation culture. Spanning generations from Chen Cai to Chen Jin-lai and his descendants, the book connects local memories of Dadaocheng, Zhangcuo Street, and Anxi Street, presenting the professional craftsmanship, performance networks, and folkloric perspectives of Gutingchui as an intangible cultural heritage of Taipei.