In Taiwan the townscape of shop houses with the arcade (Din-a-ka) is called Lao-jie. Recently, a preservation project for the townscape of Lao-jie has become active. Notably mentioned, the projects developed not in the cultural properties protection system but in the program of Community Based Development Project which began in 1994 aiming in habitant participation. Accordingly, it has appeared more that the aspect of local development in Lao-jie conservation projects.
Furthermore, as a result of the work inspection of the concrete content of the preservation projects in five Lao-jie, we understood that the content of the projects shared several characteristics. In all cases, not only buildings and Din-a-ka, the core nucleus element of the townscapes of Lao-jie, are restored, but also the subsidiary facilities such as sideboard and sidewalk are maintained at the same time.
