Chronicle of Si-Si Nan Cun
| November, 1948 | As the civil war between Kuomintang and Communist Party intensified, the 44th Arsenal of Combined Logistics Command which had originally moved to Qingdao City, Shandong, was moved to Taiwan in six batches and finally settled in Xinyi District of Taipei City wherein was former Japanese Army Depot during the Japanese occupation era. At first, the employees temporarily stayed in the Arsenal. Later on, 44 South villages were built for them as a makeshift near the Arsenal, and then 44 West Village and East Village were built one after another. The residents in 44 West Village were mostly officers and their family dependents, and 44th East Village and 44th South Village residents were mostly non-military technicians and mechanics. ( Click here for link to the 44th Arsenal migration schema according to the history orally told by Mr. Chen Jiaqi ) |
| 1950 | Si-Si Arsenal Affiliated School was set up to keep Arsenal employees' children in school. |
| 1954 | Si-Si Food Market was set up for the convenience of the Arsenal employees. |
| 1956 | Si-Si Arsenal Affiliated School was renamed Xinyi Elementary School |
| 1970 | Si-Si Arsenal was moved to Sansia. |
| 1983 | Remodeled from Si-Si West Village, the Loyal Camel Public Housing was completed. Zhuangjing Road was established; 44 South Village ( South Village area A) was partly removed, and only area B and C of 44 South Village were remained. |
| 1990 | Si-Si Affiliated Kindergarten was demolished. |
| 1993 | Si-Si East Village households were moved to the Youth City, and East Village site was gradually converted into public housing. |
| 1999 | To tie in with the policy of remodeling military dependents' villages, all Si-Si South Village tenants vacated the premises. |
| January, 2001 | Scholars Mr. Shi Kangdi, Mr. Ye Naiqi, and Mr. Yang Changzhen applied to Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government for City Monuments of Si-Si Nan Cun. |
| March, 2001 | Si-Si Nan Cun was approved historic buildings, and four symmetrical buildings were retained. |
| October, 2003 | Xinyi Public Assembly Hall and the Cultural Park of Military Dependents' Village were set up. |
Figure 2. Schema of the divided three areas A, B, and C of the 44th South Village
Source of picture : 1974,Centuries-old Maps of Taipei City
