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    "id": "Q113773492",
    "slug": "qingcao-lane-xichang-street",
    "url": "https://dealtaipei.com/sight/qingcao-lane-xichang-street",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113773492",
    "name": "Qingcao Lane, Xichang Street",
    "name_source": "DealTaipei",
    "name_local": "西昌街-青草巷",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_ko": "시창제 약초 골목",
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "district": "萬華區",
    "district_en": "Wanhua District",
    "lat": 25.03684,
    "lng": 121.500319,
    "position_source": "觀光署 觀光資訊資料庫",
    "official_url": null,
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    "description_zh_hant": "走在臺北龍山寺附近的西昌街上，會聞到一股濃濃的青草香味，那甘醇的清香飄來，就知道這裡是臺北著名的青草巷。在224巷中，有10多家藥草店聚集，各式中藥青草材料琳瑯滿目，據說艋舺開墾之初，當時流行疾病相當多，但是有證照的中醫卻極少，青草藥店就成為民間診療的主要機構，大家都是喝青草熬成的湯汁來治病，許多的古傳偏方，都隱藏在其中，當時還被人稱為「救命街」。後來因為龍山寺取消藥籤和健保的實施，青草產品轉型成為自然養生的食品。這裡的草藥有100多種，都是臺灣所產的道地草藥，由南部運上來，經過乾燥處理。而著名的青草茶，是炎炎夏日的退火聖品，許多人會來這買幾包，自行回家烹煮。在臺北市政府的規劃下，青草巷和龍山寺比鄰的廣州街209巷，種植有蘆薈、紅川七、虎耳、薰衣草等青草藥的活體樣本，設為藥用植物園區，也讓這裡成為戶外教學的好場所。",
    "description_zh_hans": "走在台北龙山寺附近的西昌街上，会闻到一股浓浓的青草香味，那甘醇的清香飘来，就知道这里是台北著名的青草巷。在224巷中，有10多家药草店聚集，各式中药青草材料琳瑯满目，据说艋舺开垦之初，当时流行疾病相当多，但是有证照的中医却极少，青草药店就成为民间诊疗的主要机构，大家都是喝青草熬成的汤汁来治病，许多的古传偏方，都隐藏在其中，当时还被人称为「救命街」。后来因为龙山寺取消药签和健保的实施，青草产品转型成为自然养生的食品。这里的草药有100多种，都是台湾所产的道地草药，由南部运上来，经过干燥处理。而著名的青草茶，是炎炎夏日的退火圣品，许多人会来这买几包，自行回家烹煮。在台北市政府的规划下，青草巷和龙山寺比邻的广州街209巷，种植有芦荟、红川七、虎耳、薰衣草等青草药的活体样本，设为药用植物园区，也让这里成为户外教学的好场所。",
    "description_en": "On Xichang Street near Longshan Temple there is a strong scent of herbs: this is Taipei's herb lane, Qingcao Lane. More than ten herb shops are clustered in Lane 224, selling a wide range of Chinese medicinal herbs. It is said that when Monga was first settled, disease was widespread but licensed Chinese medicine doctors were very few, so herb shops became the main source of treatment. People drank herbal decoctions to cure illness, drawing on many old folk remedies, and the street became known as 'Lifesaving Street'. Later, after Longshan Temple stopped issuing medicine lots (prescriptions drawn by lot) and national health insurance was introduced, herbal products shifted towards natural health foods. More than 100 kinds of herbs are sold here, all grown in Taiwan, brought up from the south and dried. Herbal tea is a summer drink for 'reducing internal heat', and many people buy packs to brew at home. Under Taipei City Government plans, Lane 209 of Guangzhou Street, next to the herb lane and Longshan Temple, has been planted with living specimens of medicinal herbs such as aloe, saxifrage and lavender as a medicinal plant garden, which also makes it a place for outdoor lessons.",
    "description_ko": "룽산쓰 근처 시창제를 걷다 보면 약초 향이 짙게 풍겨요. 여기가 타이베이의 약초 골목인 칭차오샹(青草巷)이에요. 224항에는 약초 가게 10여 곳이 모여 있고, 다양한 한약재와 약초를 팔아요. 멍자를 처음 개척하던 시절에는 전염병이 많았지만 면허가 있는 한의사는 아주 적었다고 해요. 그래서 약초 가게가 민간 치료의 중심이 됐어요. 사람들은 약초를 달인 물을 마시며 병을 다스렸고, 여기에는 옛날부터 전해 온 민간 처방이 많이 담겨 있었어요. 그래서 이 거리는 ‘생명을 구하는 거리’라고 불렸어요. 이후 룽산쓰가 약첨(藥籤, 제비로 뽑는 처방) 발급을 그만두고 국민건강보험이 시행되면서, 약초 제품은 자연 건강식품으로 바뀌었어요. 이곳에서 파는 약초는 100여 가지이고, 모두 대만에서 나는 것을 남부에서 올려 와 말린 거예요. 약초차는 몸의 열을 내리는 여름 음료로, 여러 봉지를 사서 집에서 달이는 사람이 많아요. 타이베이시 정부의 계획으로 칭차오샹과 룽산쓰에 이웃한 광저우제 209항에 알로에, 虎耳, 라벤더 같은 약용 식물을 심어 약용 식물원을 만들었어요. 야외 수업 장소로도 쓰여요.",
    "description_ja": "龍山寺近くの西昌街を歩くと、薬草の強い香りがしてきます。ここが台北の薬草の路地、青草巷です。224巷には10軒以上の薬草店が集まり、さまざまな漢方の薬草を売っています。艋舺の開拓が始まったころは病気が広がっていたものの、資格を持つ漢方医は非常に少なかったため、薬草店が主な治療の場となったといわれています。人々は薬草を煎じた汁を飲んで病を治し、多くの古い民間療法が受け継がれ、この通りは「救命街」と呼ばれるようになりました。その後、龍山寺が薬籤（くじで引く処方）の発行をやめ、国民健康保険が導入されると、薬草の商品は自然の健康食品へと変わっていきました。ここで売られている薬草は100種以上あり、すべて台湾産で、南部から運ばれて乾燥されたものです。青草茶は夏に「体の熱を取る」ための飲み物で、多くの人が何袋か買って家で煎じます。台北市政府の計画により、青草巷と龍山寺に隣接する廣州街209巷には、アロエ、ユキノシタ、ラベンダーなどの薬草の生きた標本が植えられ、薬用植物園になっています。屋外での学習の場としても使われています。",
    "sources": [
      "交通部觀光署 觀光資訊資料庫 (政府資料開放授權條款-第1版)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
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    "address_ja": "萬華區",
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    "admission_ja": null,
    "telephone": "(02)27208889",
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        "name": "Little South Gate (Chongxi Gate)",
        "url": "https://dealtaipei.com/sight/little-south-gate-chongxi-gate",
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        "name": "Taiwan Power Corporation President Hostel",
        "url": "https://dealtaipei.com/sight/taiwan-power-corporation-president-hostel",
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      {
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        "slug": "former-site-of-the-taiwan-xinsheng-newspaper",
        "name": "Former Site of the Taiwan Xinsheng Newspaper",
        "url": "https://dealtaipei.com/sight/former-site-of-the-taiwan-xinsheng-newspaper",
        "category": "historic-site",
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      {
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        "name": "Nanmending 323",
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  "source": {
    "listings": "交通部觀光署 觀光資訊資料庫 景點 (data.gov.tw 7777), 政府資料開放授權條款-第1版: names, towns, addresses, descriptions, phones, positions. Modified: filtered, merged, matched to Wikidata.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0): names in en, ja, ko, zh-Hans, zh-Hant; official website; image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "note": "English names are Wikidata labels, or DealTaipei's own (name_source: DealTaipei, Hanyu Pinyin with an English generic) where Wikidata has none or its label is wrong. Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese names are Wikidata labels where present. Descriptions other than description_zh_hant are DealTaipei translations of it; description_zh_hans is a character conversion."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
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    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealtaipei.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-09-30",
    "license": "Listing fields: 交通部觀光署 觀光資訊資料庫 (Tourism Administration, MOTC, Taiwan), Open Government Data License v1 (https://data.gov.tw/license), modified (merged, filtered, matched to Wikidata); attribution is a condition of that licence. Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or DealTaipei. Translations: DealTaipei. Attribute dealtaipei.com and the Tourism Administration. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
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