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In 1976, Chiang Ching-kuo—who had succeeded his father Chiang Kai-shek as the President of Taiwan—completed the "Ten Major Construction Projects" of the 1970s and launched the even larger public works initiative known as the "Twelve Major Construction Projects" in 1980.

Around 1960, when Astoria Coffee in Taipei's bookstore district became famous as a gathering spot for the publishing industry and writers of the era, specialized coffee shops began opening in Taipei's Ximending area.
Prominent among these were Fonda Coffee (Fong Da Coffee) and Nanmei Coffee, both located on Chengdu Road.

The End of the Japanese Colonial Era

Coffee Culture in Taiwan During the Late Qing Dynasty

In the mid-1800s, during the late Qing Dynasty, Chinese cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou were already thriving as trading ports and beginning to experience Western culture. This was due to their opening under the Treaty of Nanjing following the First Opium War (fought between Britain and the Qing Empire) in 1842.