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Because of the epidemic, it was originally the turn of the 2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Hsinchu to be replaced by the 2021 Hsinchu Visit Art Festival. This place is one of the light sculpture exhibition areas.

Light sculpture show projected on special shaped buildings

What about the taste of bankers? I hope the ugly sign can be removed and the original beautiful facade will be returned. The Hsinchu Credit Portfolio began to move into a new building located on the current site of Datong Road in 1934 (Showa 9) due to the growing business. After the restoration, it was renamed as Hsinchu First Credit Cooperative, and it is one of the important financial institutions in Hsinchu City. On the main body of the historic site, the establishment of signboard advertisements should be prohibited. If it is necessary to establish a signboard, the principle of not covering and damaging the historic site should be taken as the principle. The installation of signboard advertisements around historic sites should be managed by the supervisor. The setting of street lamps and signs should avoid blocking the monuments, and should also maintain a certain distance from the monuments to avoid damaging the monuments.

[Hsinchu Credit Union] The predecessor of the Hsinchu Credit Union was the "Hsinchu Gold Deposit Association" established in 1909 (Meiji 42) by 48 people including Ryutaro Shinhara. In 1913 (the 2nd year of Taisho), the Hsinchu Gold Deposit Association was reorganized into a Hsinchu Credit Association. At the beginning, it was mainly Japanese people in Taiwan. Later, the local gentry Zheng Yashi and others joined. In 1934 (Showa 9), due to the increasing business, a new office building was built in Omotesho 2-chome, Hsinchu City. In 1945 (Showa 20), Japan was defeated and the National Government fled to Taiwan. The Hsinchu Credit Union was transformed into the Hsinchu No. 1 Credit Cooperative, which was designated as a municipal historic site in 1999. ————————————————————————— [ building style ] The Hsinchu Credit Union was originally a two-story building. After the war, the third-story office building was built with the same construction method. It was originally built by Hecun Xianshi Office. The overall building is located at the turn of the Yijiekou, so the building also has It has an arc shape and extends along the street. The overall building is a modern building, but it also has the style of classical architecture. The overall building color adopts the national defense color system, but compared with the Hsinchu branch of the Monopoly Bureau of the same period, the style is close to eclectic, and the shape changes more. The exterior is decorated with horizontal lines, and the top horizontal gable protrudes upwards, creating the effect of disconnecting and strengthening the image of the entrance. The window part uses a three-part round arch window, and the round arch window is also covered by a brick Surrounded by a large round arch and equipped with a small balcony, there is a stone carved pineapple in the round arch, which symbolizes "Wang Lai", which has the meaning of prosperous financial business. The round arch windows on the side are simpler, except for three Outside the open window, there is a continuous totem decoration with lines intersecting to form a grid, which is quite special. There is a square entrance on the first floor and a cloister of rain shelter (arcade). The column head adopts the texture of imitated stone, and has a continuous and gradually shrinking checkered modern shape. In addition, the entrance between the pillars and the pillars Above, there is a continuous pattern surrounded by European vine decorations, and there is a continuous striped road similar to the shape of a ladder. The internal space is the business hall, and the office space above the second floor is still used by the Hsinchu First Credit Cooperative. Start the restoration of historic buildings. ————————————————————————— ※Xinyuan Ryotaro: Born in Kawauchi-cho, Satsuma-gun, Kagoshima, Japan in 1870, he came to Taiwan in 1897 to set up the Xinyuan Taishengtang Pharmacy, and later served as a member of the Hsinchu City Council. In 1909, he founded the Hsinchu Fund Deposit Association (later Hsinchu Credit Association) at his home. From 1915 to 1923, the Great Hongan Temple of the Shinshu school was established, and he died in 1936.

Visit Hsinchu Art Festival attraction #3, giving the building a beautiful night view, worthy of attention

Light sculpture exhibition 10/22-10/31 18:00～22:00 every night Mani. Bank Money & Bank Artists: Dangruo Technology Art, Erqi Design, Gubian Culture, Xiaodao, Huhu, Zhan Bojun, Gong Yan, Ershi Studio, K4s Motion Picture Studio, Huang Jianzhang, Lava In Taiwan, the Hsinchu First Credit Cooperative was the first to use the concept of credit combination, accumulating funds through a daily deposit of five dollars. Responding to the spirit of mutual assistance and cooperation, Dangruo Technology Art invited ten groups of Taiwan's top animation teams to relay scripts and animations. After the first group of creators are completed, they will be handed over to the next team to develop a unique and very personal style of joyous video. In the dynamic rhythm, a century-old bank has strung together economic mutual assistance and the emotional memories of people.