Pine Garden
Former office in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan
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The Pine Garden (traditional Chinese: 松園別館; simplified Chinese: 松园别馆; pinyin: Sōngyuán biéguǎn) is a former Japanese military office in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.[1]
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松園別館 | |
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 Interactive map of the Pine Garden area | |
| General information | |
| Type | former military office |
| Location | Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 23°58′57.4″N 121°36′55.5″E |
| Completed | 1943 |
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| Official website (in Chinese) | |
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History
The area was built in 1943 during the Japanese rule as a military office.[2] The building used to be located inside a pine forest, thus earning the name. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the facility was used as a vacation resort for the United States Armed Forces. In 2000, the Hualien County Government designated the area as a historical building. The government has renovated it into a cultural center and the Council for Cultural Affairs opened it as a tourist attractions to the public in 2001.[3]
