Kishūan Literary Forest. The Taipei City Government Department of Cultural Affairs created the "Kishūan New Hall" at the end of Tong'an Street as Taipei City's first dedicated literary art space. Starting in June 2011,. The Taipei City Government Department of Cultural Affairs created the "Kishūan New Hall" at the end of Tong'an Street as Taipei City's first dedicated literary art space. Since June 2011, it has been entrusted to the Taiwan Literature Development Foundation for operation. The "Kishūan New Hall," named "Kishūan Literary Forest," integrates with the Chengnan Literary Park, providing readers with a comfortable and pleasant space for literary friends to read, write, drink tea, sip coffee, and chat with like-minded individuals, both indoors and outdoors. Readers and book lovers can also serendipitously encounter their favorite writers, critics, and publishers here. The historic "Kishūan" building was a Japanese restaurant during the Japanese colonial era and later became a dormitory for civil servants and their families after the war. Located in the southern part of the city, it radiates outwards, encompassing the neighboring Tong'an Street, Xiamen Street, Jinmen Street, and Guling Street, and extending as far as the National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University campuses. It is a pivotal site in the history of post-war Taiwanese literary development. It was the birthplace of literary societies such as the "Blue Stars Poetry Society" and magazines like "Literary Monthly," "Modern Literature," "Grass," and "University." Literary organizations such as the "Chinese Writers' and Artists' Association" and "Mandarin Daily News," as well as publishing houses like Chun-Wen-Hsueh, Hong Fan, Er Ya, and Yuan-Liou, and writers like Lin Hai-yin, Lin Liang, Yu Kwang-chung, Wang Wen-hsing, and Yin Di, all expanded their literary ideals here. Therefore, the future expectation is to use "Kishūan" and "Kishūan New Hall" as the core and starting point.
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