First factory
(First factory.)
(picture source：photo by this team)
The first factory: has large and comprehensive set of woodworking machinery. Alishan had an abundant number of red cedar, which was very well-liked by the Japanese. Later, carpentry teachers from Chia-yi Industrial High School to instruct inmates, so inmates could have national-level
licenses. As long as there is a blueprint, wooden products can be produced; in the early days the desks and chairs for Chiayi City Elementary School are produced by the first factory.
(First factory.)
(picture source：photo by this team)