Accept hardship gladly and enjoy the process
Practice of Social Enterprise
Walk into Sanxia, Discover its Vitality and Energy
We returned to our hometown in 2006 and saw that, like many other cities and towns in Taiwan, it was evolving rapidly because of urban development, and the precious ethos of the land, such as the cultures, education and environment, were also vanishing rapidly. “What can we do?” This was all happening too quickly and we were caught off guard, but we also began to wonder if it was possible to plant a seed of hope for our hometown and this land of Taiwan. Thus, CAN Culture, Art & Nature was established in 2010. We renovated a vacant centennial house and began to run KOUJI Restaurant, HIDEKAWA Domestic Soybean Products, HAKSIP Village, and Grass Book House and Green Grass Occupational School for people to get to know Sanxia again through the aspects of food, tourism, leaning, creation and love, as well as for creating the most sincere living connections between people. We have not forgotten our original intentions and beliefs along the journey. We have continued to spread beautiful stories of this land, devoting ourselves in establishing a foundation without hesitation to make impacts silently, because we hope to bring to this land more positive energy, courage and sunlight. Every CAN event that you take part in will become a drive of sustainable and cycling feedback.
HAKSIP Village
New life is given to the old hospital by Sanxia Old Street, i.e. Ailin Hospital, and craft culture, quality food shop and occupational school are connected for travelers and children to “haksip (learn)” together and discover the unique value of life.
KOUJI Restaurant / HIDEKAWA Domestic Soybean Products
A centennial house and an old hospital were renovated to establish KOUJI Restaurant and HIDEKAWA Domestic Soybean Products, for making creative cuisines and handmade desserts. Create living connections between the people through delicacies.
CAN Fun
Sanxia has Qing Shui Zushi Temple, which is the palace of oriental art, Baroque-style Old Street, and the Li Mei-Shu Memorial Gallery, in which all of these show its profound history, humanities and cultures. Through the Shokunin DIY Experience, follow us into Sanxia and feel the most sincere interaction between the people in the community.
Placemaking
Exploit Sanxia’s cultural heritage, inject culture and creativity into the craft, space and products, and develop placemaking of Sanxia.
Grass Book House & Green Grass Occupational School
Return to hometown to accompany high-risk children, establish craft foundations and take part in the river clean-up operation in the hopes of bringing this land more positive energy, courage and sunlight.
CAN Recommendations
The most popular products
Sanxia Old Street - the best and popular old street in Taiwan, Taipei
Sanxia Old Street refers ...
Sanxia Changfu Yan Qingshui Zushi Temple - one of the oldest Zushi temples in Taiwan
This is the local religio...
Sanxia Fu’an Temple - the old tudigong temple in Taiwan, Taipei
In 1785 (50th year of Qia...
Cultural & Creative Designs
Community Space Design ,Brands Design ,Books Design
Corporate Identity System of Leather-Playing Children Workshop - Taiwan brand design
“Leather-Playing Children” is a handmade leather brand established in our community.
The design of the brand logo is inspired by the faces of mischievous children; stitching elements are added and the color scheme uses the color of leather and the lively yellow to express the practice of Leather-Playing Children in the life ethos of “retired yet moving forward”.
HAKSIP Village - Taiwan community design
HAKSIP Village is a craft and quality food practice base in Sanxia operated by CAN Culture, Art & Nature. Its core spirit is collective learning.
The core spirit of HAKSIP Village is collective learning. The LOGO is based on man to create the significant value of HAKSIP Village; the characteristics of the LOGO are designed to match the colors and style of the space; the LOGO design is finally completed by using Chinese characters.
Essential Oil of Taiwan - Taiwan packaging design
The purest and most rustic flavor
The shop also purchased the old timber left from the renovation of Old Street to shape them slowly by hand into wooden sticks filled with warmth. The considerate design allows for more convenience during use, which not only treasures natural resources, but also extends the life of old timber.
Le-Hsin Postpartum Care Center - Taiwan brand design
This is the best choice for happy and safe postpartum care.
The shape of the bird represents comfort and ease. The round outline gives the overall vision a sense of content and completeness. When we were initially thinking about the design, five major conditions were used for the inspiration and extension of the general logo: ease, joy, content, comfort and protection.
