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Little Guide’s Strolling Map
XIMENDING

Saturday afternoon once a month

Explore the hidden cultural treasures of Mengjia

Discover surprises in every corner

Let you become Wanhua's most knowledgeable commentator

Image by IRa Kang

Introduction

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Guided by the Youth Bureau of the Taipei City Government, it hopes to express and accumulate Wanhua cultural stories through a progressive parent-child learning curriculum.

Through a total of 6+1 compulsory courses that use both hands and brains, the participants can deepen their understanding and identification with the local area, allowing every parent and child to become the spokespersons for Wanhua Old Street.

【Project Goals】
🚩 Experience the connection between people and culture firsthand

🚩 Understand and value the environment and culture of Monga

🚩 Learn explanation skills and hand-made skills

Finally, we will arrange four groups (choose one to attend) of parent-child tour guides to provide guided tours for the public, combined with real-life puzzle games, so that more people can appreciate the cultural heritage and charm of Monga. We hope that "in the future, when you tell the story of your hometown, you will be full of erudition and pride, and change everyone's impression of Wanhua." Further practice more environmental and cultural sustainable actions in life.

Training time/location

Youth Housing District 1, Juguang Housing , TAIPEI CINEMA PARK, Ximending

2025:11/29、12/27

2026:1/17、1/24、2/7、3/14、6/27

(Saturday 14:00~17:00)

Training Target

15 groups of parents and children from elementary and middle schools in grades 4 to 8 in the 113th academic year

(Wanhua local campuses are given priority admission)

Course Fees

 "Free"

*A deposit of NT$1,000 is required, which will be fully refunded after completing all training and guiding tasks.

Modern Architecture

Adviser/Department for Youth, Taipei City Government  Organizer/Juguang & Youth Housing 1 Social Housing Youth Innovation Program  Patron /Taipei Cinema Park Bangka Cultural Workshop  Taipei Tour Guide Association 

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Expert : Jason Wu

Cultural and artistic worker, Master of Law from National Chengchi University. Currently the director of Wu Jinjing, Wanhua District Sacrifice Public Enterprise, Taipei City, the person in charge of Erliangliu Pig Cake Cultural Museum, the special assistant of Taipei Entrepreneurs Elite Association, and the guest lecturer of Travel and Reading China Magazine. ‧ Local experience and historical inheritance For Wu Zanxuan, Monga is not only a stage for life, but also a place of belonging in the depths of his soul. Wu Tingbao, the ancestor of the Wu family, crossed the sea to Taiwan in the 43rd year of Qianlong (1778) and founded the ship head trading company "Wu Yuanji". This move made the Wu family a representative family in Monga in the Qing Dynasty, and they have been rooted here for nine generations. The street texture of Monga tells the history and cultural features of this land, as if every brick and tile is telling a story of the past. In 2017, Wu Zanxuan founded the "Monga Cultural Studio" with like-minded partners. From the initial cultural and historical exchange group, it has developed into a center for cultural activities, carrying out countless cultural walks, cultural curation, neighborhood reconstruction and elder interviews, etc., excavating and sharing the little-known cultural stories of Monga, allowing history and modernity to interweave here. ‧Expertise and Contribution Wu Zanxuan specializes in the history of Monga neighborhoods, the history of Monga boat trips, the history of interactions between important figures in Monga, and the research of Minnan and Lingnan culture. His works are often seen in "Travel Reading Magazine" and platforms related to issues related to his hometown Quanzhou. He deeply explores the exchange relationship between Monga and his hometown Quanzhou in various fields, and has made great contributions to Monga studies and Taipei studies. ‧Main activities 1. Street tours: One hundred guided tours of Ximen and Monga are held every year, leading tourists through time and feeling the historical pulse of the neighborhoods. 2. Community University Courses: Serving as a teacher for the Wanhua Community University academic year course, inspiring more people to understand and care about local culture. 3. Street management: Quarterly interviews and sharing sessions with seniors to ensure that the voice of history is not forgotten. 4. Neighborhood activities: Organize activities such as the Monga Cultural Stamp Collection to allow more people to participate in the inheritance of culture in a novel and interesting interactive form. 5. Neighborhood connection: Plan and transform temple activities, such as the 200th anniversary of Longjin Temple and the 100th anniversary of Zhenwu Temple, so that traditional culture can shine again in modern society. 6. Neighborhood research: Publish Monga research books and cultural research cases to provide valuable data and insights for the academic community. 7. Foreign exchanges: Participate in discussions and exchanges on native culture and exchanges on Japanese experience to expand international horizons and promote cultural interactions.

小小導覽員培訓課程內容

Oral and Body Expression (I)

Explanation? Guiding? What are the differences? What are the conditions for a meaningful explanation? What knowledge should a qualified commentator have? Through interesting exercises, you can learn various ways to practice oral expression, learn how to use voice expressions, and begin to explore your own commentary characteristics and style.

Christmas DIY - Wanhua Specialty Decorations

#Cinema Park

The movie park features creations from various talented artists. Before Christmas, let's create Christmas tree decorations with Wanhua characteristics together! Express the interesting local objects and unique customs you see in Wanhua with clay and make local decorations that belong to Wanhua.
* The students' finished works will be hung on the Christmas tree in the lobby of the Juguang Social Housing before Christmas to celebrate Christmas with everyone! The works will be returned to the students after Christmas.

11/29
@Cinema Park

12/27
@Youth Housing District 1

Oral and Body Expression (II)

What are the different needs of commentators for audiences of different ages and backgrounds? Know yourself and your audience. Before you start commentating, you should first understand your audience. Appropriate commentary language can greatly enhance your commentary! Oral expression, vocal expressions, and rich and interesting body language can create your own commentary characteristics and style.

Leather Handmade – Cute Leather Tree

#Ximen Elementary School (Buried Site)

Primary school is an important start to a child's learning career, and a child's growth is like nurturing a sapling to grow. To welcome the Christmas season in December, leather sculpting is themed around "trees" and combines leather paint to create cute three-dimensional trees. The finished products can also be used as bookmarks or hanging ropes according to the students' preferences.

*Students' coursework will be exhibited in the public spaces of the first phase of the youth housing complex.

Explanation Skills (I)

Wanhua local expert, Mr. Wu Jason from the Bangka Culture Workshop, will first guide everyone through the classroom to gain a basic understanding of Ximending's cultural history and characteristics, and to introduce the key points of each attraction. The next lesson will then take us outdoors for a field exploration!

Geometric Architectural Abstraction - Texture Painting

#Ximen Red House

The Ximen Red House, designed by Japanese architect Juro Kondo, is one of Taipei's ten most distinctive buildings. The course will use geometric design concepts of "architecture" to create paintings that combine aesthetics and texture by layering corrugated cardboard, as well as using quartz sand and acrylic paint.

*Students' coursework will be exhibited in the public spaces of the first phase of the youth housing complex.

1/17
@Youth Housing District 1

城市景觀

1/24
@Cinema Park

Create your own Wanhua Museum

#JP MED Museum

Do you visit art galleries and museums on your holidays? Have you ever wondered when these venues became popular and widespread? What kind of collections did people display in the past? During the Renaissance, some people had their own "treasure troves," where they would collect specimens, archaeological artifacts, pictures of exotic animals, and other interesting things according to their interests, and place them in a room, a cabinet, or even a suitcase.
If you were to collect and display, what kind of Wanhua would you most like to present? What would you collect about Wanhua? Let's create our own exhibition hall using various materials and crafts before embarking on our exploration of Wanhua's history!

Explanation Skills (II)

Do you still remember the historical story that Teacher Wu told last time ?

In this class, Teacher Wu will take you to visit local historical and cultural sites in Ximending that are mentioned in the textbook and those that are not, to deepen your understanding of what you learned in the previous class!

LOHAS Mandala Red Envelope

Every Lunar New Year, people visit temples to offer incense and seek opportunities to receive red envelopes and good fortune, and Taipei Tianhou Temple is no exception. This time, let's create a unique blessing by hand! Using the round totem of the mandala, we will draw harmony and abundant energy exclusively for you on the red envelope. After completing the main design, you will learn how to add auspicious mini Chinese knots or gold tassels as finishing touches to make the red envelope more exquisite and elegant.

Explanation Skills (III)

In this lesson, in addition to helping everyone review all the stories of the attractions, Teacher Wu also emphasized that each parent-child group needs to find and assign their own suitable points of explanation, because the next lesson will be a rehearsal before setting off!

2/7
@Juguang Housing

3/14
@Ximending

Guided tours performances

A small check-off of what you have learned in the first 5 classes! Assign interpretation points in advance, make or prepare interpretation props and teaching materials, and work together in groups to complete an interpretation route performance.

2026 Wanhua Little Guide
Leads the Way

3/28

coming soon

4/25

coming soon

5/30

coming soon

2026小解說員導覽

6/27 
Final training

@Youth Housing District 1

Conduct annual course review and self-reflection through team exploration activities, and set task goals and personal expectations for the next year.

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【Certificate of Completion】

In addition to reviewing the results of the activity, we will issue a completion certificate on the last day.

From now on, you are officially the guides for those who are still on the ground!

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