Kuhsiao Liao Park Introduction
Kufailiao is a place for railway artisans to rest, store tools, and receive work assignments, known by the railway bureau as "daoban gongfang." The Linbian Kufailiao is located north of Linbian Station and is numbered 129 by the railway bureau. It was built during the Japanese colonial period in 1940 and is a wooden Japanese-style building with black tiles. In 1945, it was destroyed by American bombs. It was immediately rebuilt and was in use until 1995. The original daoban room that was rebuilt has now been in existence for 50 years, but the beams, walls, and roof tiles have begun to decay, making it a dangerous building. A new cement office was built due to this issue. Kufailiao has become neglected, lacking maintenance, and gradually fell victim to termite damage and decay. The surrounding environment has become dirty and desolate, with no one to oversee it, even turning into a garbage dump, breeding mosquitoes. In 1999, the village head, Dai Xinxing of Renhe Village, asked the township office to approve Renhe Village's adoption of the site, which was welcomed. After several exchanges of official documents and fundraising, cooperation was established with Professor Lu Jianming, a heritage expert from Shu-Te University, and his graduate student Cai Wenbin and other students to research and plan. On November 25, 2001, a renovation ceremony was held. Work began on weekends starting in August 2002. Following the guidelines for heritage reconstruction, the old building was completely dismantled by January 2003, reconstruction began in February, and a ceremony to thank the earth god was held in October. The completion celebration took place on December 13. This green space is owned by the railway bureau, open for public adoption and maintenance, and has been established as a railway neighborhood park, providing a recreational space for residents and is a significant measure of the railway bureau's community engagement.
