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[Taiwan] "Military Village," a unique residential community in Taiwan with a rich history and culture, has become a new tourist attraction!

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The "Hong Kong of Kaohsiung" is a popular spot for Instagram viewing and a wide variety of gourmet food in the household village.

The "Military Village" is a residential community mainly for military personnel who emigrated from mainland China from 1949 to the 1960s due to the Chinese Civil War. One of the "眷村" communities in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, is called the "Hong Kong of Kaohsiung" because the houses are densely packed together like a beehive, reminiscent of the streets of Hong Kong, and has become a popular area for young people on Instagram and elsewhere, attracting attention as a new tourist spot. The community has 13 buildings, all of which are large housing complexes, and are inhabited by veterans and navy families. The concentric circles of the houses are surrounded by parks, markets, restaurants, barbershops, and other amenities, and a stroll through the community will give visitors a taste of the area's unique history and culture.


The food in the "Military Village" is one of the tourism resources of the area, with local delicacies brought from the Chinese mainland and rooted in the local cuisine. One of the most trendy dishes that originated in the neighborhood is dumplings. The "果貿吳媽媽家餃子" (吳媽), which started as a small market stall in 1990, has developed new flavors, such as black truffle dumplings, and is now sold in department stores and on the Internet. In addition, "寬來順", which sells traditional breakfast items such as "燒餅" and "饅頭", attracts not only locals but also tourists, with long lines of people waiting in line from early morning. The restaurant "Xiao Dan Yuan Gongfu Private Kitchen," which used to be located in "Military Village" in Haiguang Ercun in northern Kaohsiung City, now serves Chinese dishes as a set meal for one in a stylish restaurant decorated with majolica tiles, and is gaining popularity as a modernized "Military Village" gourmet restaurant.

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The "Military Villages" are places where Taiwan's unique "Military Village Culture" exists, such as lifestyle and cuisine, but in many cases they have been demolished due to aging buildings and urban planning. According to 2005 statistics from the Ministry of National Defense, there are 886 such villages in Taiwan, and 886 has become a synonym for "眷村" (眷村). The "再見捌捌陸-台灣眷村文化園區," named after this 886 (捌捌陸), is a building in the Mingde New Village, which was also a Japanese Navy residence during the Japanese era and has been open to the public as a museum since 2018. Kaohsiung City is the only city in Taiwan where the Army (Zuoying), Navy (Okayama), and Air Force (Fengshan) "villages" remain, and nearly 90 hectares of them have been preserved, the largest preserved area in Taiwan. The city government is also making efforts to attract tourists by organizing tours, and the unique "眷村" is attracting attention as a new tourist attraction.


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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

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