The only remaining pineapple canning factory from the Japanese colonial era still standing in Taiwan was founded by Ye Jin-tu, a wealthy businessman from Dadaocheng, Ye built factories in the areas of Yuanlin, Fongshan and Dashu to specialize in pineapple produce. After the Second World War, the factories were handed over to the Taiwanese government, and used as the National Army’s Jiuqu New Village for military dependents. Today, after a complete restoration, three main buildings and partial walls were preserved. The buildings are red brick built according to European-design, with the external
arcade its main feature.
大樹/九曲堂泰芳商會鳳梨罐詰工場
九曲堂泰芳商會鳳梨罐詰工場是目前全臺僅存的日治時期鳳梨罐頭工場,由臺北大稻埕富商葉金塗所創建。
葉金塗先在臺北設立泰芳商會以雙鹿、雙獅為商標製造、生產鳳梨罐頭,之後陸續在鳳梨的主要產地:員林、鳳山、大樹等地建立工場,鼎盛時期全臺共有6間鳳梨罐頭工場,九曲堂泰芳商會鳳梨罐詰工場即為當時的第三、四鳳梨罐詰工場。1935年「臺灣合同鳳梨株式會社」合併全臺鳳梨罐頭工場後,泰芳商會的第三、四鳳梨罐詰工場因規模太小,僅作為辦公室使用。
二戰後,原泰芳鳳梨罐詰工場移交中華民國政府,曾為國軍汽車保修場眷舍「陸軍九曲新村」使用。今日在修復完成後,保留了三棟主要建物及部分圍牆,為洋式紅磚樓房,外部的拱廊是其主要特色。