踏溯台南

踏溯台南

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Ginza: Commercial tracks from harbors to modern streets

Route Introduction

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       The Japanese occupation era was an important time for the modernization of Taiwan. It is generally believed that Taiwan in the early 1930s gradually entered a stage of relative political and economic stability, and a new urban political and economic axis gradually emerged in Tainan during this period, from the canal dockyard (now The Spring Square) through Taisho Park (now Tang, Dezhang Memorial Park) to Tainan Railway Station, where official offices, department stores, cafes, boutiques, etc. are located, more precisely, this axis is an important circulation line for commodity logistics flowing in and out of Tainan. In fact, this new axis is related to a series of shophouses that began their construction in 1931, and when the shophouses were completed in 1932, the shape of the shopping street gradually appeared, becoming the first street in Tainan City that was fully planned and designed, which was Suehiromachi- dori (now Nanmen Road). "Suehiro" means becoming gradually prosperous, and after the store opened along the street of Suehiro Town-dori Street, the business situation was prosperous, and the shops were lined with beautiful paving, and it was prosperous and lively, so it was also called the "Ginza-dori" of Tainan. At the same time, the formation of Tainan's consumer culture and modern fashion space field in the 1930s, which in turn drove the movement and reversal of the modern commercial axis of Tainan City. This scenario only changed again in the 2000s, and many buildings today have been designated as monuments or registered historical buildings, and many of them are reused as various facilities, which is a space site to experience the intertwining of history and people's life memories.