Long Yingzong Literary Museum Introduction
If you visit Beipu, consider including the Long Ying-Chung Literary Museum in your itinerary. The Long Ying-Chung Literary Museum was originally a Japanese-style dormitory for Beipu Public School and has a history of over a hundred years. This museum was established to commemorate the late writer Long Ying-Chung, and it records his life, literary works, and literary career. It also recreates the writer's study, giving visitors the feeling of stepping back in time. Long Ying-Chung was the most significant novelist during the Japanese occupation period, a native of Beipu who received Japanese education at Beipu Public School, which led him to explore world literature. In 1937, his Japanese work "The Town with Papaya Trees" was nominated for an award by the Tokyo magazine "Kaizo." He became a notable writer on the Japanese literary scene following Yang Kui and Lu He-Ruo. In 1942, he represented Taiwan at the first Greater East Asian Writers' Conference. His works not only express the struggles of colonial intellectuals, but as a member of a local Hakka family, he also depicted many of Beipu's local landscapes. In 2020, with collaborative efforts, the old dormitory of Beipu Public School on Changxing Street was transformed into the Long Ying-Chung Literary Museum. This site not only preserves Long Ying-Chung's learning experiences but also fosters a rich literary education for local children, becoming a place of literary enlightenment for the youth of Beipu.
