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Taipei Machinery Bureau / 清代機器局遺構
Taiwan's first governor, Liu Mingchuan, built the “Machinery Bureau” outside the north gate of Taipei wall in 1885. It should be the first
modernization factory in Taiwan, and he also hired foreigners to supervise the factory, mainly for making gun bullets and repairing guns. In 1892, the Machinery Bureau set up coin-casting machines and began to mint coins. Meanwhile, the Machinery Bureau also having the management of the railway maintenance and logging bureaus. The Machinery Bureau was changed into the "Taipei Weapons Repair Center" in the early days of Japanese rule, which was for repairing the weapons of the army and manufacturing various cannonball pellets and pods.
臺灣首任巡撫劉銘傳於1885年在臺北府城北門外興建「機器局」，可稱為臺灣的第一座現代化工廠，並聘請洋人為工廠監督，主要製作槍礮子彈及修理槍礮。1892年，機器局設置鑄錢機器，開始鑄造錢幣，同時兼管鐵路的維修及伐木局。機器局在日治初期改為「臺北兵器修理所」，負責修理軍隊的兵器與製造各種砲彈小銃丸並藥莢。
In 1900, the artillery factory was transferred to the Ministry of Railways. The south side was the office area and the north side was the Taipei Railway Factory, which was used to repair the railway-related components. In 1909, the Ministry of Railways expanded to the east, and the first phase of the Ministry of Railways Building was completed in May 1918, replacing the originally used gate of the Qing Dynasty Machinery Bureau and being used by the various departments of the Ministry of Railways. In the 1930s, the original building of the Machinery Bureau was demolished and converted into other buildings and railway dormitories.
1900年，砲兵工場轉由鐵道部使用，南側由鐵道部行政辦公空間，北側作為臺北工場，用來修復與製造鐵道相關的構件。1909年，鐵道部向東擴展，並於1918年5月完工鐵道部廳舍第一期，取代原本使用的清代機器局四進衙門，由鐵道部下屬各課室使用。1930年代，機器局原建物拆除改建為其他房舍與鐵路宿舍群。
At the end of 2006, for the construction of the Taipei MRT Songshan Line, some relics of the Machinery Bureau were discovered during site preparation, and the MRT construction wassuspended temporarily. After that, it took more than a year for excavation and investigation. The slate road found in the Qing Dynasty was only seen in Taipei. It was made of long slabs and cobblestones. The quadruple structure of the Machinery Bureau and the east wall witnessed the development of modernization in Taiwan. The MRT Bureau later modified the entrance and exit positions of Beimen Station, and displayed some remains and other excavated items in Beimen Station.
2006年底，為興建臺北捷運松山線，在整地時發現了機器局部分遺構，捷運施工也暫時停工，之後花了一年多進行開挖與調查。所發現的清代石板路為臺北僅見，由長條石板與鵝卵石相間鋪設而成，而機器局四進遺構與東側圍牆則見證了臺灣現代化的發展。捷運局後來為此修改北門站的出入口位置，並在北門站內展示部分遺構與其他發掘出的物品。
REF: wikipedia
To find the last piece of the answer, please go to MRT Beimen Station and search the No.11 introduction board.
According to the introduction board, the company that manufactured dry pressed brick, also made the bricks marked with XX on the surface and commomly used in old buildings in Taiwan.
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