Chen Yueji Residence

Commonly known simple as the Teacher’s Mansion (老師府), this traditional Minnan courtyard house was established by Chen Xunyan (陳遜言) in 1807. A second courtyard house was added in 1832. Three members of the family achieved the rank of juren (舉人), the top-most at the provincial level of the imperial examination system. Chen Weiying (陳維英), one of the juren, was particularly noted for his scholarship at various academies across northern Taiwan, which is where the name Teacher’s Mansion comes from. Previously there were three flagpoles displayed on site but only one remains today, an exceedingly rare sight in urban Taipei. The name is derived from the “company name” listed in the Chen family genealogy, not an actual individual.