Kishu An Old-Fashioned Life Festival Opens, Guiding Readers to Rediscover Slow Time
The 2026 Old-Fashioned Life Festival opened at Kishu An Forest of Literature in Taipei, aiming to encourage the public to rediscover print reading and slow conversations in the digital age through book markets and jazz reading performances.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chiu Tsu-yin, Taipei, 18th) The 2026 Old-Fashioned Life Festival, hosted by the Kishu An Forest of Literature, opened today in the outdoor garden of Kishu An in Taipei. The event gathered a book market, jazz reading performances, and lifestyle reading lectures, guiding readers and the public to rediscover slow time.
Feng Te-ping, director of the Kishu An Forest of Literature, said in her speech that Kishu An used to be the center of life for residents in southern Taipei, and now it has transformed into an important center for Chinese literature in Taipei. This year, to encourage the public to rediscover the daily routine of print reading, the warmth of handwriting, and slow conversations in the noisy digital age, the "Old-Fashioned Life Festival" was specially held.
Feng Te-ping said that Kishu An continuously creates diverse reading spaces for the public every year, allowing readers to unhurriedly flip through their favorite books in a face-to-face setting, looking forward to creating an elegant world belonging to the soul and literature.
After the opening ceremony, writer Chang Man-chuan joined singer Lee Man, musicians Chang Yu-hao, Chang Chieh-yu, and Chang You-hsin to bring a jazz reading performance. Amidst the impromptu and melodious jazz music, Chang Man-chuan read from her own work "Days Living at the Construction Site," Eileen Chang's "Joys of Apartment Life," and Sanmao's "Notes on Marriage," guiding the public to immerse themselves in the dialogue between music and literature.
According to a press release provided by the Kishu An Forest of Literature, this event invited writers such as Chen Ke-hua, Chung Wen-yin, Chen Po-ching, Pan Chia-hsin, Chen I-ju, and Hei Ya to set up stalls; the two-day event also includes several lifestyle reading lectures, featuring cross-disciplinary talks by writers Ma Shih-fang, Hung Ai-chu, Chung Wen-yin, Chen Po-ching, and Wu Te-liang, as well as arts and crafts artisans Wu Wu-chang, Huang Chi, and Tseng Jen-tsung.
The series of activities for the 2026 Kishu An Old-Fashioned Life Festival will continue until the 19th. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150418
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Feng Te-ping, director of the Kishu An Forest of Literature, said in her speech that Kishu An used to be the center of life for residents in southern Taipei, and now it has transformed into an important center for Chinese literature in Taipei. This year, to encourage the public to rediscover the daily routine of print reading, the warmth of handwriting, and slow conversations in the noisy digital age, the "Old-Fashioned Life Festival" was specially held.
Feng Te-ping said that Kishu An continuously creates diverse reading spaces for the public every year, allowing readers to unhurriedly flip through their favorite books in a face-to-face setting, looking forward to creating an elegant world belonging to the soul and literature.
After the opening ceremony, writer Chang Man-chuan joined singer Lee Man, musicians Chang Yu-hao, Chang Chieh-yu, and Chang You-hsin to bring a jazz reading performance. Amidst the impromptu and melodious jazz music, Chang Man-chuan read from her own work "Days Living at the Construction Site," Eileen Chang's "Joys of Apartment Life," and Sanmao's "Notes on Marriage," guiding the public to immerse themselves in the dialogue between music and literature.
According to a press release provided by the Kishu An Forest of Literature, this event invited writers such as Chen Ke-hua, Chung Wen-yin, Chen Po-ching, Pan Chia-hsin, Chen I-ju, and Hei Ya to set up stalls; the two-day event also includes several lifestyle reading lectures, featuring cross-disciplinary talks by writers Ma Shih-fang, Hung Ai-chu, Chung Wen-yin, Chen Po-ching, and Wu Te-liang, as well as arts and crafts artisans Wu Wu-chang, Huang Chi, and Tseng Jen-tsung.
The series of activities for the 2026 Kishu An Old-Fashioned Life Festival will continue until the 19th. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150418
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