台北松山文創園區Songshan Cultural and Creative Park

松山文創園區的前身為臺灣總督府專賣局松山菸草工廠，興建於1937年，於中日大戰後，因為捲菸外銷產量的需求增加，在產品供不應求的情況下，因而建造松山菸廠，此座菸廠也是台灣現代化工業的先驅，不但有完善的制度，更重視員工福利，在當時是首屈一指的大工廠，佔地足足有約19公頃左右。 

松山菸廠前前後後總共更名兩次，專門製作捲菸、菸絲及雪茄等菸草製品，菸品品質良好，價格也不貴，因此深受消費者喜愛，是台灣戰後最具代表性菸煙工廠，員工人數曾多達2000人，對國家收益意義非凡，但在1998年，因都市空間規劃、需求量下降、香菸市場競爭力下降等原因，松山菸廠因此走入歷史，成為閒置的廠地，直到2001年，台北市政府將此處定為第99處市定古蹟，因而串起了文化、藝術、觀光、休閒等活動。

詳參Details:
http://www.songshanculturalpark.org/
http://guide.easytravel.com.tw/scenic/24112

In 2012, the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park was positioned as the “Creative Hub of Taipei”, with the objective to nurture creative talents and energy. The Park is not designed with a commercial focus, but rather, its mission is to kindle creativity and innovation and to be in synch with the interdisciplinary developmental trend observed in today’s industries. The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is not just a platform for showcasing creativity and innovation. It strives to be a hub for inspiring and nurturing the spirits of creativity, and with the four key strategies of “Creative Lab”, “Creative Co-Op”, “Creative School”, and “Creative Showcase”, the objective is for the Park to achieve the goal of becoming Taipei’s creative hub. With the mission in mind, the Park is assertively involved in the organization of various artistic, cultural, and creativity events, which also include presentations of design, visual, and cross-disciplinary events. The activities take shape in diverse formats, including film shootings, press conferences, extended or short-term exhibitions, award ceremonies, symposiums, seminars, fashion shows, and much more. The cultural heritage site of the Park is used in multifaceted lively ways, and with its unique ambiance enhanced, the location has gradually been transformed into a new destination for cultural and creative industry endeavors in Taipei and also a new creative stage with an international focus. The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park’s mission and duties involve continual efforts in facilitating exchanges between industries and to offer support for the development of aesthetical experiences, and also promotional and marketing endeavors, which are all aimed at creating the greatest benefits from the Park’s multiple functions. Furthermore, it will also continue to organize large-scale cultural and creative events and to actualize the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park’s vision to become Taipei’s creative showcase window. With the Park’s multifunctional spaces and its multifaceted operational approach, the intention is to transform the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park into an iconic indicator for everyday aestheticism and design cognition and for the location to truly become a comprehensive multifaceted creative center.