TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Tainan's Shiwuting Ballpoint Pen Workshop is a haven for ballpoint pen and stationery lovers. With her vast assortment of colorful ballpoint pens, the owner of Shiwuting Ballpoint Pen Workshop -- who has a mild manner, fringe bangs and round glasses -- makes customers feel as if they've unwittingly stepped into a Japanese art-house film. When I was young, I'd come with her (to the West Gate Market) to select fabrics," Cheng said. The "young and hip" stationery shop looks out of tune with the environment. While the stationery shop is no longer a new kid on this block, the warm atmosphere is a breath of fresh air in contrast with the old marketplace.

Source: The China Post May 29, 2017 08:37 UTC