Shuinan Cave Visitor Center - Mountain City Art Museum Introduction
The Lian Dong community in Shui Nan Dong was constructed by the Japanese during the mining period as a dormitory cluster. The houses are arranged neatly and feature a complete water supply system, fire fighting equipment, a post office, a police station, a hospital, and supply associations, thus providing a comprehensive living function. Currently, the mining community in Lian Dong remains intact, with the dormitories allocated based on rank. The dormitory for managerial staff is structured as a two-house unit, while the connected buildings are provided for the families of ordinary workers, arranged in rows of four or six units. The community is equipped with facilities such as restaurants, bathhouses, and sports fields. The old restaurant, an RC building that was previously a hospital, is now used by the Ruifang District Office as a community activity center to establish Lian Dong as a noteworthy new attraction. The New Taipei City Tourism Bureau chose this site to establish a tourist service center to enhance tourism services in Lian Dong. The location of the tourist service center was the original community restaurant, while the cultural and arts performance center was the former theater that regularly screened movies, serving as the main entertainment activity for residents at that time. Therefore, the architectural concept of this tourist service center is inspired by the imagery of the Thirteen Levels Ruins, reinforcing the structure of the old restaurant and renovating its appearance. After renovation, it became the first tourist service center in the country to incorporate cultural and artistic performances, creating added value and differentiation for tourism services.
