This featureless concrete square, with two brick buildings (remnants of former factory buildings) at the northern end – one is a cafe, the other a toilet block – is set aside for Taiwan's youth culture. The sole highlight is the funky and imaginative dreamscape of graffiti on the back wall and extending into the lanes east of the park. Come evening, the square is taken over by groups of teenagers dancing to hip-hop and pop.


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