A Study of the Modernization of the Street Development in Xinzhuang District during the Japanese Colonial Period

• Main Authors: YU, YA-TING, 游雅婷
• Other Authors: HUANG, SHIH-CHUAN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/kd28y3

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 建築與文化資產研究所 === 107 === Xinzhuang is the first commercial area in the Xinzhuang Plain, where is a linear settlement that is restricted by natural conditions such as rivers, the narrow hinterland makes the settlement only extend to the two wings. The purpose of this study is to understand how the linear settlement expands institutionally by 'Revised City Plan' and lead to modernization during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. This study focuses on Xinzhuang settlement during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. To sort out the changes and the process of Xinzhuang's revised city plan during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan, this study analyzed the cadastral materials, comparing the old map and aerial photograph. It also summarized the cause and difference from the modernization of the street development in Xinzhuang. The investigation concludes the following findings: through a series of policy expansions and consolidations, the linear settlement is no longer restricted by natural conditions such as rivers. And the settlement expanded into a modern city with the spatial characteristics of Taiwanese and Japanese both gradually. Lastly, this study measured the representative buildings in Xinzhuang, including the original Xinzhuang County Hall, which is currently used as a Xinzhuang police station, and two shophouses built in different contexts. By case study, not only recorded the current spatial context but also aims to attract more discussion about retaining the spatial context of Xinzhuang settlement.