About Home Village

The predecessor of Home Village was the Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory. In 1956, the factory buildings were repurposed and renovated into residential accommodations for dependents of military personnel, officially becoming a military dependents’ village. Two structures, previously the residences of senior officials, still stand today, characterized by their square layouts and spacious independent courtyards. Other preserved features include a guest house area dating back to the period of Japanese Rule and air-raid shelters constructed after the National Army arrived in Taiwan. Over the years, the use of the spaces has evolved, transitioning from a leisure site to a military facility to a residential area. Today, Home Village serves as a cultural venue dedicated to preserving the legacy of military dependents’ villages. Envisioned as both an "environmental theater" and a "family-friendly park", Home Village now functions as a space for families, a preservation site for military dependents’ villages, and a venue for artistic experimentation and displays.

Integrating the cultural facilities and resources of Gongguan, Tingzhou Road, the Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei Water Park, and the Treasure Hill settlement, the positioning of the space celebrates its origins as a military dependents’ village while giving new meaning to historical spaces. Through field investigations, reality-based games, art experiments, and DIY courses, the space invites the public to explore and learn under the green trees and red-brick building structures, carrying on the military dependents’ villages’ spirit of adaptation and putting intergenerational inclusivity into practice.

History

Home Village is located on Yongchun Street, Gongguan of South Taipei. The site was originally a park during Japanese Rule, and as war struck, it became the artillery unit barracks of the Japanese army. After the National Government arrived in Taiwan, the National Army established the Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory and the Army Supply Command Military Law Division. During the 1950s, the Ministry of National Defence partitioned the old Japanese building and the original logistics factory buildings, and the land was allocated to military figures according to their ranking in the army. The military dependents then built their own houses, resulting in a military dependents' village characterized by the "self-built on public land" model. The original residents of Home Village gradually moved out in 2014, and starting in 2015, the Taipei City Government Bureau of Cultural Affairs designated four of the buildings as historic architecture.

1740

【Farmland Scenery】

Home Village and its surrounding areas used to be farmland that was included in the Liugongjun Lin-Kou branch. The area was referred to as "Lin-Kou Village".

1932

【Designated Park Area】

During Japanese Rule, the “Taipei Urban Planning” was announced by the Governor-General’s Office, and “Park no. 8” is seen in the “Taipei City Streets and Parks.” Since it was near Kawabata Bridge (present-day Zhongzheng Bridge), the park was also named Kawabata Park, and today’s Home Village is located within the previous park premises.

1940

【Japanese Military Auxiliary Facilities】

During the Pacific War between 1940 adn 1945, the southeastern part of the park, equivalent to the current National Taiwan University Shuiyuan Campus (formerly the National Defense Ndeical Center), was repurposed for military use by the Japanese as the barracks for the Japanese Artillery Regiment and the Taiwan Military Education Team during the war. Meanwhile, the area of Home Village was the site for its stables, pifeon houses, and other auxiliary facilities.

 

1945

【The Final Battle for Taiwan】

Between 1945 to 1949, the National Government took over the Japanese Artillery Unit Facilities and renamed it Taiwan Province Training Group (the predecessor of the “Executive Yuan Directorate-General of Personnel Administration Regional Civil Service Development Institute”). It is speculated that the barracks and associated facilities in Home Village were also taken over during this period.

1949

【Establishment of the Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory】

Between 1949 and 1956, the “Combined Logistics Command Headquarters Communication Bureau Communications Repair Factory,” referred to as the “Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory,” was established at the Japanese Artillery Unit horse racing and pigeon house. Apart from using the old factory buildings, the staff and their family also built homes on the premise. Before the air-raid shelter became a residence, it used to be the archives of the Communication Repair Factory.

1955

【Army Supply Command Military Law Division】

From 1955 to the beginning of 1960, after the Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory was relocated, the Army Supply Command Military Law Division was stationed on the site. After the Military Law Division was relocated, its previous building was repurposed as an accommodation for high-ranking military officials.

1956

【Re-establishment into Home Village】

After the Combined Service Forces Communication Repair Factory relocated to Zhongli, Taoyuan, the Ministry of National Defense converted and partitioned the former communications repair factory buildings in the current Home Village area into military dependents' housing, officially establishing Home Village.

1960

Part of the “National Defense Medical Center Accommodation” is relocated to Home Village, while another part is allocated in the nearby Xue-Ren New Village. During the same time, “Yilan Communications Corps School” headmaster Hu Qi-Sheng and his family move into Home Village.

2004

Due to urban planning, the area was changed to a disaster prevention theme park.

2015

The announcement for four buildings of Home Village, namely “No. 1, Lane 131, Yongchun Street,”  “No. 4, Alley 3, Lane 131, Yongchun Street,” built during Japanese Rule, “No. 5, Lane 131, Yongchun Street,” and the air-raid shelter, to be listed as historical buildings.

2022

The gradual opening of Home Village's areas and buildings.

Unique Architecture

From a military base during Japanese Rule to the post-war communications repair factory, and the following transformation into the Military Law Division and military dependents’ village, the site of Home Village went through the landscape changes of war and the stratifications of history, making it a truly unique site.

Home Village Storyeum

Previously the residence of General Zhang Zai-Yu, the overall architecture of Home Village Storye...

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Ryotei Theater

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Air-raid Shelter

After Taiwan was handed over to the National Government, in 1950, the “Regulations for Reconstruc...

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Artist Village

The Artist Village was the post-war office of the Army Supply Command Military Law Division, and...

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House of Recaptured Time

This building was probably self-built to accommodate the needs of the growing number of household...

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Breezy Theater

The Breezy Theatre used to be the residence of a high-ranking military official and was construct...

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Opening Hours / Getting Here

  • By Car

  1. National Highway No.1 —> Jianguo Expressway —>Sec. 1, Xinhai Rd. —>Ln. 24, Sec. 3, Tingzhou Rd.

  2. National Highway No.3 —> Sec. 2, Xinhai Rd. —> Sec. 1, Xinhai Rd. —> Ln. 24, Sec. 3, Tingzhou Rd.
    Parking: There are parking spaces on Ln. 24, Sec. 3, Tingzhou Rd.
    (Parking Rate: 30 dollars per hour for cars) 

  • By Bus

  1. BR 12 - Siyuan Rd. Entrance
  2. 311 - Tri-Service General Hospital
  3. 671, 673, 943, BR12, BR22 - Tri-Service General Hospital

  4. 1, 208, 251, 252, 278, 606, 644, 648, 660, 672, 849, BL28, Fuxing Metro Bus, Roosevelt Rd. Metro Bus - Taipower Building

  • By MRT

  1. Green Line - Taipower Building —> Exit 1 —> 9 mins walk

  2. Green Line - Gongguan —> Exit 4 —> 13 mins walk 

  • By Bike
    There is a Youbike station at No.11-1, Shuiyuan Rd.

Facility & Home Village Map

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1Home Village Storyeum

Previously the residence of General Zhang Zai-Yu, the overall architecture of Home Village Storyeum is positioned between the Japanese style and ordinary post-war Taiwanese residences.

2Home Village Storyeum

Another side of the Home Village Storyeum, which is for children and families.

3Artist Village

The Artist Village was previously the post-war office of the Army Supply Command Military Law Division.

4Ryotei Theater

This building was constructed during the 1940s and is designed with the classic Japanese  “Ohiroma (great hall)” layout.

5Breezy Theater

The Breezy Theatre used to be the residence of a high-ranking military official and will become an outdoor theatre in the future.

6Air-raid Shelter

This air-raid shelter was repurposed as a private residence and was said to be warm in winter and cool in summer.

7House of Recaptured Time

This building was self-built to accommodate the needs of the growing of household members, consisting of two floors with quaint, square layouts.