Red Leaf Hotel
Red Leaf Hotel and
Red Leaf Family Recreation Hall
Red Leaf Hotel (see map 
) did not begin with the name by which it is now known, but was originally called “Oriental Hotel.” Once belonging to the family of Wu Shi-chun, in 1968 it was purchased and renovated by Wen-huan Su who, in view of the popularity of the Red Leaf Little League baseball team at the time, renamed it after the baseball team as Red Leaf Hotel. During the heyday of Xiaoxi, Red Leaf Hotel saw no lack of customers, and business was phenomenally successful.
Red Leaf Hotel was passed down to the second generation owner Ying-han Su, but as the times changed, the Red Leaf baseball team fever abated, Xiaoxi Street was no longer enjoyed the prosperity of its prime, and coupled with the competitive entry of newer hotels with better facilities, Red Leaf Hotel, along with the rest of the original hotels of renow on Xiaoxi Street, were gradually replaced and went out of business.
Out of a love for traditional children folkgame and a wish to preserve ancestral heritage, in 1981 Ying-han Su changed the Red Leaf Hotel into “Red Leaf Family Recreation Center,” and was enlisted officially in 2005 by Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau as “Changhua County Local Cultural Museum.” As he was himself an expert on traditional children folkgame DIY, Su would be invited every summer and winter vacation to host the Folkgame Workshop.
Note: Red Leaf Hotel was established in 1961, the same year in which the Changhua Buddha was completed. Another reason why Red Leaf Hotel received the name it had was because the word “紅 (pronounced hong)” or, literally, “red,” also constituted a part of his wife’s name.Reference
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| Special Steel Windows— Look closely enough and you’ll see photos! |
Booking board with quite a history |
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| Folkgame toys on display in the Recreation Center | The now rare terrazzo reception desk and stairs |
