歷史文化資產的生菜沙拉──以臺中公園為例

Misplaced Historical Cultural Heritage in Taichung Park

臺中公園建立以前，附近一帶便是臺中早期發展的重點，而臺中公園的建立也有其背後的意義，除了顯示當時早在20世紀初期的城市設計，已非常重視綠地及城市休憩的這塊之外，其背後更象徵著，統治者與被統治者間的相互妥協。戰後，因為政府政策「清除臺灣日據時代表現日本帝國主義優越感之殖民統治紀念遺跡要點」的緣故，臺中公園內許多日治時期留下的文化遺產都遭受了拆除的命運，然而慶幸的是並非完全的抹除，至今日仍可看出許多的蛛絲馬跡，而這正是我們這次研究的主題，藉由實地走訪，加上查閱相關文獻、報導及地圖，將這些日治時期的文化遺產一一還原，而在其過程中也發現了一些書籍上的紀載失誤及關於臺中物產陳列館實際位置與日治時期的報紙報導位置不符的疑點，藉由此次研究，反思臺灣對於文化資產的保育是否還具有努力的空間，抑或是還有其他更進一步的保存方法。

Before Taichung Park was established, this area of Taichung was the early focus of development plan. There is a special significance in the establishment of Taichung Park, which was in accordance to early urban design in the 20th century and with emphasis on green space and leisure life. Furthermore, it seems to symbolize the compromise between the ruler and the ruled. After the Second World War, the new government wanted to remove the colonial memorials boasting Japanese imperialist superiority during the Japanese occupation in Taiwan. As a result, many such memorials were destroyed. Fortunately, many of these cultural heritage were not completely removed and the remains still provide many clues today in Taichung Park. This is the topic of our study. Using fieldwork and reviews of archives, reports, and maps, we were able to uncover missing links and track the original position of these memorials. During our research, we found discrepancies regarding the location of memorials in Taichung Property building records in newspapers and books. In closing, we consider the outlook of Taichung Park and suggest ways to conserve these cultural heritage in the future.