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The Leputing () is a
restaurant
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in Da'an District, Taipei
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, Taiwan
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.
History
The restaurant building used to be the dormitory used by the officials of Forestry Bureau of theJapanese government
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constructed in the 1920s. In 2013, the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government
The Taipei City Government (TCG) is the municipal government of Taipei.
History
The Taihoku City Government was founded on 10 October 1920 in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese colonial rule. The original city hall was located at the site of ...
appointed Lead Jade Life & Culture to manage the abandoned building. Restoration works then commenced for 1.5 years.
Architecture
The 1-story restaurant building was constructed with Nishikicho Japanese-style architecture. It spreads over an area of 600 m2.
Transportation
The restaurant is accessible within walking distance north fromGuting Station
Guting (, formerly transliterated as Kuting Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The defunct Hsintien line also had a station of the same name. However, its location is not the same as the current stati ...
of Taipei Metro.
See also
*Taiwanese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine (, Bopomofo:ㄊㄞˊㄨㄢˉㄌㄧㄠˋㄌㄧˇ, or , Bopomofo:ㄊㄞˊㄨㄢˉㄘㄞˋ) has several variations. The earliest known cuisines of Taiwan are that of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Over hundred years of histor ...
References
External links
* Buildings and structures in Taipei Restaurants in Taiwan Taiwanese restaurants {{Taiwan-struct-stub