An ornate mansion completed in 1927 for Lin Maoyang (林懋陽), a member of the local gentry in Taichung. Immediately outside the main house is the Concubine’s Residence (細姨仔樓), a modest Western-style building. It was appropriated by the military in the post-war era and Yide New Village (一德新村) eventually formed around these historic buildings. In 2008 the military dependents’ village cleared out and it was soon recognized for its heritage value and restored. Nowadays it is a public attraction.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Taiwan Military Villages (台灣眷村)
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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.