National Taiwan Library. Located within No. 4 Park, the National Taiwan Library was formerly the "Taiwan Governor-General's Library" before World War II, boasting a history of up to a century. Located within No. 4 Park, the National Taiwan Library was formerly the "Taiwan Governor-General's Library" before World War II, boasting a history of up to a century! Its predecessor, the "Taiwan Governor-General's Library," was established in 1915, making it Taiwan's first modern library and the largest library with the most extensive collection during the Japanese colonial era. It was responsible for promoting the development of library services throughout Taiwan. The library's collection can be traced back to the "Taiwan Bunko" (Taiwan Library) established by the Japanese at Danshui Hall (the site of the Dengying Academy during the Qing Dynasty). By the time of the war, the collection had reached approximately 200,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese, and Western languages. The Taiwan Governor-General's Library was located in Shuyuan-cho, Taipei, in the former lottery bureau building northwest of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office. During World War II, the building was damaged by American bombing; fortunately, the then-director, Sanayama Shō, managed the evacuation effectively, and most of the collection survived the war's devastation and remains to this day.
Address: 新北市中和區中和區中安街85號
Hours: 00:00–23:59
New Taipei