The Zhongyong Warehouse in Changbin Township was once a space for storing fertilizers for the farmers’ association. With the assistance of X-Basic Planning and Wei-Fong Construction, it has gained new life, transforming into a key node in the “cold chain logistics system.” This time, while working to ensure continual of its historical context as an agricultural storage space, the team has looked further ahead, focusing on the future development of local industries, creating possibilities for locally abundant fruits and vegetables to be processed into specialty products. We hope that in the future, the Zhongyong Warehouse will not only serve as a transit station for storage and transportation but also become a base for establishing Changbin’s local brand, allowing the old warehouse, with its transformed new persona, to continue creating local value and uniqueness.

Changbin Township is known throughout Taiwan for its rich agricultural products such as Baxian rice and roselle, but due to its remote geographical location and insufficient cold storage space, agricultural products suffer spoilage and losses during storage and transportation.

To solve this problem, at the end of 2023, X-Basic Planning and Wei-Fong Construction assisted the Changbin Township Farmers’ Association in transforming the Zhongyong Warehouse, which originally stored fertilizers and grains, into a “cold chain warehouse.”

Within just three months, this warehouse located at the border of Taitung and Hualien counties was given a new lease of life, with a completion ceremony held on January 8.

The cold chain warehouse is equipped with RC-style cold storage that can extend the shelf life of local crops, which has helped strengthen the production and sales chain through e-commerce channels and online services for home delivery. It also features a circular baking system, pneumatic single tea bag filling system, grain vacuum packaging machine, and other processing equipment to enhance the market visibility and added economic value of agricultural products. Additionally, the farmers’ association has installed solar panels on the roof, which serve both power generation and heat insulation functions, sustainably and effectively reducing power consumption.

The machine in the image is the ‘Pneumatic Single Tea Bag Filling System,’ which transforms dried vegetables, fruits, and grains into brewing beverages, enhancing market competitiveness. The Taitung No. 3 roselle tea bag in the guest’s hand is made using this system, and is a renowned agricultural specialty product of Changbin Township. The ‘Circular Roasting System’ on the left can process soybeans, red quinoa, and millet into specialty products such as mixed grain tea and Jingang premium soy sauce.

After adding the cold chain system, Zhongyong Warehouse has not only acquired a refreshed exterior appearance but has also undergone a functional transformation, becoming a base for Changbin’s local brands.