Before the recovery of Taiwan , most of the buxibans in Taipei congregated around the Taipei Bridge , and nearly all of them featured curricula in “arts” or languages. Cram schools dedicated to testing into high schools and colleges did not come into the picture until after 1949.

The first exam-oriented cram school, established in 1956, was Chien-Kuo Buxiban. Its goal then was to help students from Mainland China improve their chances of entering high schools or normal schools by offering after-school classes.

In early 1960s, considering convenient transportation and lower land value in that area, an affiliated language school of the Association of Sino-Spanish Culture and Economy Exchange was set up on the Nanyang Street . In 1965, the Ministry of Education promulgated a policy, which officially allowed the establi shment of buxibans focusing on testing into universities, so as to expedite work regarding societal education. Following that, Ru-Lin Buxiban, launched in 1969, was the precedent to other exam-oriented buxibans. The Nanyang Street , before long, became the arena where a plethora of buxibans rivaled.

In 1975, with in min d the vicious competition among buxibans, the Ministry started to reject all the applications from new buxiba ns for official registration, and stipulated that the founders of registered buxibans remain unalterable, though names of buxibans could be changed. In response to that, buxibans then chose merging, acquisition, or ownership transfer. It was not until 1989 that the Ministry would again accept buxibans' application for registration. To date, many buxibans on the Nanyang Street now feature their business-like management, high-tech facilities, and spick-and-span environment.

Owing to its proximity to the Taipei Railway Station, plus low-priced rents back then, the Nanyang Street served as home to a variety of cram schools. Aspiring to enter their choice colleges, a whole lot of students all over Taiwan swamped into Taipei for “cramming.” Thus, along with the surge of students, buxibans abound.

Having a comparatively short history, the Nanyang Street has presented itself as a distinctive locale with a range of rarely-seen functions. That is also why “ Buxiban Street ” has become the synonym of the Nanyang Street .

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