[2013 Taiwan_Nantou]Hinoki Design at Ming Jian

或許帶著設計的眼光重新走過原本的地方，一切就會有些許的不一樣。下了高鐵站上了車就ㄧ路直奔名間，在鄉村的小路上，每次為了這種巷子內的景點就會興奮的莫名。果然ㄧ到目的地就差點開過頭，轉進庭院裡，迎接我們的是兩棟建築物，主要的餐廳連接庭院另外一棟則主要是展示間。

Something will be different when you walk through old place with design eye. After we arrived at the Wujih station my brother picked up us and drove to Ming Jian directly. Always feel exciting to find a special place haven't show on the travel book. When we drove into a small garden , there have two buildings one is restaurant and the other is showroom.

在庭園區繞了一陣子才走進室內，撲鼻而來的是陣陣的檜木香氣，所見所及都是使用檜木製作的傢具及裝飾，比如這個檜木的桌面就直接鑲嵌在吧台上。

Walking around the outdoor space we went to the indoor . Fragrance emanated from hinoki wood.Everything is all made by hinoki wood including furniture or some decorations. For example, this hinoki table embeded on the bar directly.

 

從正面看亦是非常壯觀，不同高度的桌面也給這個吧檯多了一點趣味與用法。

It's amazing to see from the front side. Different height of table have the different usage.

另外一側就是小時候大家常看到的泡茶桌啦，記得一次在麥克雞的文章裡特別提到了這樣的擺法，其實才是真正符合台灣人在家裡聊天泡茶的習慣，五六張小凳圍在一起，主人隨時替客人盛上現泡的茶葉茶，才是真正的待客之道。

The other side is a table especially for steeping the tea. Some stool around the table is easy to chat with friends.  Host always fill up the tea to the friend that is traditional Taiwanese hospitality.

而在入門口處，迎面而來的幾乎快2米高的實木隔屏，除了給予客人暫停的空間，可以好好瀏覽室內的擺飾，當然也看到了主人在檜木收藏上的豪邁。

There is two meter high solid hinoki wood screen in front of entry place. Not only give the space to the guest and walk around inner decoration  but also understand the collector have bold ambition on collecting hinoki wood.

一側的桌上擺了相當多的用品，比如托盤或是雕塑。

There have some sculptures or trays on the table

而在戶外區，可以見到許多主人的用心，用檜木砌成的板凳，適合眾多客人來的時候使用，而旁邊高起來的扶手也可以輕靠在上頭，非常符合身形啊。

The bench longer than one meter that is very suitable when you have a lot of guest. Feeling comfortable when you lying on the hinoki wood arm.

另一頭則有整顆檜木實木造形的桌子，一樣的鑲嵌在柱子上，如果能在這裡喝杯咖啡，望著滿遍的茶園的確好不愜意。

There is a solid hinoki table also embeded on the pillar. Feeling cozy if you have time to drink a cup of coffee and view the tea plantation.

從側邊看更可以感受到檜木原始的造形。檜木生長的年限大約需要八十年，在台灣其實已經禁止開採，而現今所可以看到的木材也相當的稀少。

You can see the form of original hinoki wood from the side view. Cutting hinoki wood is forbidden in Taiwan because the time of growing hinoki wood must have over eighty years.

木協提供簡單的午餐，老闆娘親切的端上自己釀造的梅子茶，在炎炎的午間時刻，酸甜的口感剛好消一消暑氣，大家各自點了一份火鍋，清爽的湯頭滿滿的蔬菜，搭配濃郁的豆腐乳醬與夾著梅子的白飯，整鍋吃完便是滿足。特別的是筷子也是用檜木製作的，用完餐別急著丟掉，洗乾淨就可以帶走。

The restaurant supply a simple lunch. Hostess served us a cup of plume tea that taste sweet and sour. All of us order different flavor of hot pot. Feeling satisfy when I ate the fully vegetable with  clever soup and mixed with soybean sauce. Especially , you can take away the hinoki chopsticks when you finish the dishes.

飲料有特產台灣咖啡，還有餐廳自己做的鳳梨酥，滿滿的誠意，很值得再次回訪呢。

The drink is Taiwan coffee and handmade pineapple cake. It's worth to go next time.

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木協台灣檜木坊
地點：南投縣名間鄉出林虎路二段597號
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