Taipei Travel

This is a nice place to hangout. If you want to have a nice quiet time, there is extensive grassy areas. There is a lot going on artistically, with exhibits and demonstrations. Also there are several cafes which are more Western in cuisine but still very good

Loved this space, as it happend, there was a number of shows just opend the day before and some show was about to open from people with disabilities. There was a lot of fanfare. I loved the mix of buildings and there was some nice little gardens hidden away, a sewing festival, there´s a wine place, some eateries, foto shoots, so much to see and do wish I had had more time. Across the street is the Hello Kitty cafe.

I had read about the Haushan 1914 Creative Park but when i visited i was a little disappointed as the whole complex seemed to be for the Taiwanese youth and not too much for the tourist. The whole area used to be a distillery and now the buildings are used for fashion shows, art exhibitions and a lot more. there seemed to be many young people queueing up to enter some of the buildings. In the grounds i could still see some of the discarded equipment that was used in the distillery. The only thing of interest was an upside down house which one could buy tickets to enter. I am not sure if this is a permanent feature or just a temporary display by the artist

We spent a great few hours wandering around this park - so many cool art & design stores with brilliant products! It looks like it's still a bit of a work in progress as some of the buildings are vacant or with ongoing work. There's a few places to eat & drink along with a film theatre. Def a nice place to pass some time and pick up some unique products. One of the outlets - Wooderful life also have a design area where you can make your own wood decor.

My wife's childhood friend who lives in Taipei kindly showed us around Huashan 1914 Creative Park one evening and all of us enjoyed seeing the arts and crafts produced by local artists. The Park has a nice ambiance and I would recommend the site to those interested in seeing the products of local creativity.