A Baroque Revival mansion built between 1946 and 1949 by the Hakka tea merchant Chiang A-hsin (姜阿新) in Beipu, both as a family home and to receive foreign buyers at the height of the post-war tea boom. His company failed in 1964 and the house was surrendered to a bank, which used it for storage until a local foundation leased and repaired it in the 1990s. His descendants bought it back in 2012, and it is not always open to the public, or perhaps a tour may need to be booked in advance to see the interior.
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- Status:Private (私有)
- Heritage designation:City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Baroque Revival Architecture (巴洛克復興建築)
Backlinks
- Beipu Old Street (北埔老街)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.