🌿Walk into the Zhongyuan Cultural and Creative Park: In Taoyuan, find a place where you want to sit quietly for a whole day
#5月好去处2025
Every corner of a city may hide a secret base belonging to locals.
In Zhongli, I found a place that is not so ostentatious but makes people want to slow down - Zhongyuan Cultural and Creative Park.
This was originally a warehouse of the Logistics Command of the Ministry of National Defense. After renovation, the red brick walls, old windows and old cement floors were left, retaining the appearance of the old times, but growing new vitality. It is not as lively as Huashan in Taipei, but it has a unique tranquility and gentleness of Taoyuan.
☕️ The old windowsill shining in the sun is my favorite scene of the day
The day I arrived was Saturday afternoon, and the sun was very good.
The park is not big, but it is unexpectedly quiet. Walking on the brick road, there is only the sound of the wind and the occasional aroma of coffee. Each small shop is like a concrete display of a certain "philosophy of life": you can choose to go in, sit down, or just look at it, it is very healing.
I ordered a cup of hand-brewed coffee and sat on a wooden chair in the sunshine, staring blankly and watching the shadows change. At that moment, I suddenly felt that in such a space, I didn't need to feel guilty for not doing anything.
🎨 The warehouses are not big, but they have their own souls
The cultural and creative brands here are mainly selected stores, small design exhibitions, and handmade products. Each store has its own style:
Some sell handmade soaps and natural fragrances made by Taiwanese craftsmen, which smell as quiet as a forest.
Some specialize in designer stationery and independent publications, and each book is like a "quiet friend".
There is also a space for small exhibitions, and the fairy tales on the wall are also like a microcosm of life.
If you are also the kind of person who can't help but want to take a second look at handmade accessories and always think that cultural and creative products are the seasoning in life, then you will like this place.
📸 Very photogenic, but not just for photo taking
Many people would say "this place is very popular online", but I think it is more like a space with a strong sense of life:
The brick walls are mottled but warm, old photos are still preserved on the walls of the old warehouse, and some window frames have not been deliberately renovated.
📷 Photo suggestions:
• Take photos of the warehouse and the sun at dusk, which is very atmospheric
• Some corners can be framed by the window + your own cup of coffee
• The exhibition in the store is also very easy to compose, you can take a "daily life" literary photo
🚶How to get there? The transportation is very good!
• Take bus No. 1 from 🚉 Zhongli Railway Station for about 10 to 15 minutes, or take a taxi faster
• It's less than 10 minutes walk from the Zhongyuan University business district
• There are motorcycle parking spaces nearby, and cars can also be parked in the park parking lot
It is very suitable for a perfect one-day itinerary of "walking in the Zhongyuan business district + relaxing in the cultural and creative park + eating delicious food at the night market"!
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