Neiwan Theater - Hakka Cuisine Restaurant Introduction
Neiwan Theater is the last remaining wooden theater in Taiwan that is still in operation. Originally an abandoned site, the current owner, after renting it, preserved the theater's traditional Japanese aesthetics and transformed it into a dining space that combines a traditional grocery store, art exhibitions, screenings of classic films, and creative Hakka cuisine, inheriting over 30 years of Taiwan's culinary culture. Climbing through the fragmented memories, the totem impression is composed of the early days of camphor refining, mining, and logging in Neiwan, alongside the bustling old street. The remnants of the past glory left by the old theater not only evoke nostalgia but also showcase rich Hakka cultural elements. This half-century-old theater seems to perform the history and stories of over thirty years, with nostalgic moments that linger in the mind, offering a bite of delicious food and a stroke of memory that keeps people reminiscing. As the only dining place in Taiwan where you can watch a movie for free, Neiwan Theater is undoubtedly the star of the ancient architecture in Neiwan. This over fifty-year-old old theater, a purely Japanese two-story wooden building, has served as a filming location for movies such as "Spring and Autumn Tea House" and "Mulberry." Neiwan Theater was built in 1950 by the then councilor Yang Shengquan, who, understanding the recreational needs of the mountain laborers while managing the logging and camphor refining businesses, created a renowned theater in a small village of just over a thousand people.
