D-Type Dormitory of the Sixth Fuel Factory Revives the Memory of Oil Workers

　During World War II, Japan constructed the Sixth Naval Fuel Plant（第六海軍燃料廠）in Taiwan, with its headquarters in Kaohsiung. It served as housing for officers and technicians. The government built four types of dormitories: A, B, C, and D. Just a short walk from Kaohsiung's MRT World Games Station（世運站）is the historic CPC Corporation's Hongnan housing complex. Once surrounded by high walls, the Sixth Fuel Factory（六燃）featured D-type dormitories, which consisted of rows of wooden townhouses reserved for CPC employees and their families. The compound has now been restored and opened to the public. Visitors can experience the daily life of generations of oil workers who lived there for over 80 years, beginning in the 1940s and continuing through Taiwan's economic boom.

　Due to its unique wooden structure, the D-Type Dormitory（丁種宿舍）was designated a municipal historic site in Kaohsiung in 2014. While maintaining great respect for the site's history, CPC carefully spent three years overcoming challenges, including termite damage, to restore the complex. Walking among old furniture and photographs inside, visitors feel as if they have stepped back in time.
　Today, the National Science and Technology Museum（國立科學工藝博物館）oversees the site, using interactive projections and guided tours to tell the story of the dormitory's origins and construction methods. Outside, visitors can explore the larger complex, which once included a hospital and swimming pool. The tall trees and wooden-framed windows evoke the spirit of a bygone era, while the nostalgic 'plum blossom popsicle' from CPC's former welfare store adds a sweet touch to the experience.
　The D-Type Dormitory embodies both Taiwan's path to industrialization and its everyday cultural legacy. It is a symbol of Taiwan's industrial growth and heritage. It is also symbolic of the contributions the CPC's workers made and their role in Taiwan's industrial development.

新懷舊秘境 六燃丁種宿舍重返油人記憶
文/李瑰嫻
　　鄰近捷運世運站，中油宏南宿舍區內的「六燃丁種宿舍」為連棟木造建築，曾被高牆包圍，今年翻新開放，串起自1940年代到臺灣經濟起飛，80年間數代「油人」的共同回憶。
二戰時期，日本政府在臺設立第六海軍燃料廠，本部設於高雄，並為軍官及技術員興建甲、乙、丙、丁四種宿舍，丁種採雙併木造格局。戰後六燃高雄本部改名為高雄煉油廠，也就是中油，其員工白天為工業發展付出，夜晚則在宿舍區度過家庭生活。
　　丁種宿舍因獨特木造結構，2014年被指定為高雄市定古蹟，中油克服白蟻等難題耗時三年修復，走入其中，看著老家具與老照片，彷彿穿越時空。
　　現由國立科學工藝博物館協助規劃，透過動態投影、導覽呈現宿舍緣起與建築工法，讓古蹟說故事；走到戶外，漫步曾經有醫院、游泳池，生活自成一格的宿舍區，看樹木交錯成天然綠帳、充滿懷舊風情的木框窗戶，還可品嚐懷舊的「梅花冰棒」，是昔日中油福利社招牌。
　　六燃丁種宿舍承載臺灣工業化歷程與日常文化縮影，靜靜訴說著屬於高雄與臺灣的故事。