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Sanheyuan 三合院

Sānhéyuàn 三合院 are the traditional U-shaped courtyard homes of Taiwan. They are a common sight in the countryside but can also be seen in older, more historic parts of urban centers around the nation. Many of these traditional homes are neglected and in disrepair despite their sentimental value. See also: residential, Qing dynasty era.

An abandoned house on the edge of urban Hsinchu

A closer look at Fanjiang Ancestral Hall 范姜祖堂

An abandoned farmhouse in Shalu

Still here after all these years

A pink sanheyuan in Alian District

Yifang Old House 義芳居古厝

An old style sanheyuan on the outskirts of Meinong

A closer look at the empty nameplate at Qingyu Hall

Sundown in the badlands

The real poet’s residence in Taichung

On the wrong side of the river

Liu family house in Shetou

An abandoned courtyard home in Dacun township