Type Former warehouse | Phone +886 2 2622 1928 | |
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Location Tamsui, New Taipei, Taiwan Address No. 22號, Bitou Street, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 251 Hours Open today · 9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–6PM Similar Tamsui Cultural Park, Huwei Mackay Hospital, Tamsui Church, Tamsui Customs Wharf, Fuyou Temple | ||
The Former British Merchant Warehouse (Chinese: 英商嘉士洋行倉庫; pinyin: Yīngshāng Jiāshì Yángháng Cāngkù) is a historical warehouse in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
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History
The area used to be a warehouse to store tea-related products by the British tea merchants. It was then later bought by Shell Oil Company and expanded into four large warehouse and oil tanks. After the bombing by United States in 1944, the warehouse burned for three days and was half destroyed. It was eventually retired as a backup storage since and donated by Shell.
To preserve the historical meaning of the building, the warehouse was repaired. After restoration and remodeling of the area, the Tamsui Cultural Park (Chinese: 淡水文化園區; pinyin: Dànshuǐ Wénhuà Yuánqū) was established.
Transportation
The area is accessible within walking distance south of Tamsui Station of Taipei Metro.