Li Xiaogushi Forest Introduction
Li Xiao Story Forest Fan Page Please link to Read Little Tea House Fan Page Please link to Zhongli Elementary School Japanese Dormitory is located next to Zhongli Elementary School, built in 1917. It was formerly the dormitory for the staff of Zhongli Public School and was used as the dormitory for the staff of Zhongli Elementary School after the government moved to Taiwan. It was officially registered as a historical building in 2015. The Zhongli Elementary School Japanese Dormitory consists of three buildings, including: one duplex Japanese dormitory, one single Japanese dormitory, and one row of brick buildings. The dormitory witnesses the enlightenment of modern education in the Zhongli area and has research value in architectural techniques from the Japanese occupation period. The park is conveniently located in the city of Zhongli and reflects the historical development of the old street area from the Japanese occupation until now, rich in historical significance and value. The dormitory complex preserves the precious old trees lush with greenery and has designed an outdoor second-floor viewing platform, allowing visitors to overlook the entire park and appreciate the characteristics of Japanese black tiles and Minnan red tiles. The Zhongli Elementary School Japanese Dormitory was officially registered as a historical building in 2015, and by 2016, the survey, research, restoration, and reuse planning were completed. In July 2017, the restoration and reuse project commenced, and it was completed on schedule in August 2018. Generally, the lifecycle for the restoration and reuse of cultural heritage assets is five years; however, the Zhongli Elementary School Japanese Dormitory required less than four years from property allocation to completion of restoration and delegated management. While the Cultural Bureau entrusted a private team to operate, it also collaborated with the administrative team of Zhongli Elementary School, environmental education teachers, and a professional curatorial team to launch the Zhongli Elementary School innovative education exhibition and the characteristics of the Japanese dormitory restoration exhibition at the opening, integrating local curriculum and environmental education learning plans, realizing parent-child reading, storytelling, and food education experiences in the facility. The Zhongli Elementary School Japanese Dormitory was named Li Xiao Story Forest through a public vote and is positioned as a parent-child education space. It is currently managed by the Taoyuan City True Kindness and Beauty Social Welfare Foundation, providing functions for reading, storytelling, lectures, and food education, becoming a comfortable and safe environment for parent-child interaction and diverse learning, collecting the memories of daily life in Zhongli, old photos, oral histories, and interesting life stories. (Source: Cultural Bureau of the Taoyuan City Government)
