史料原文/譯文The Japanese took over Taiwan in 1895. To access natural resources, they tightened the control over the mountains, established "Savage-Taming Operations" policies, and laid down rails and tracks. They also reigned over the indigenous people with police stations and educational centers for "savaged children" set up in their villages. As a relay station in the mountains, the need for a travelodge for officers or the army had this place built in 1910. Plus built mainly with camphor, its rich scents were easily detected for it to be named Xunfeng Ge (lit. "Fragranced breezing chamber").
To show off his "achievements," Governor-General Sakuma invited the Crown Prince to Taiwan to "visit" and inspect its economic progress in 1912, with Jiaoban Mt. as one of the chosen locales. Western and Japanese-styled architecture were built for the guests, with the former designed for the Crown Prince, thus named "The Crown Prince Building."
After the Chinese Nationalists took over Taiwan, architecture in Jiaoban Mt. area were either torn down or rebuilt. Xunfeng Ge was turned into the Presidential Residence, a restricted-access area for civilians, and was not open to the public until 1976 when it became the Fuxing Youth Activity Center. A fire from power outage in 1991 burnt down the Western- styled building, partially affecting the Japanese one. The latter reopened in 1999 after renovation, with its original facade kept.