A grand Zhao’an Hakka style courtyard residence on the Yuemei Plain north of urban Daxi, built between 1860 and 1864 for Li Teng-fang (李騰芳, 1814–1881), a scholar from a wealthy family that had built up its fortune through rice milling and shipping along the Dahan River. Li passed the imperial xiucai examination in 1856 and the juren examination in 1865. The compound is laid out as a two-hall, four-wing complex around a four-sided central courtyard. It was designated a national monument in 1985 and underwent a full architectural restoration between 1997 and 2004.
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Heritage Status
- National Monument (國定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Hakka Culture in Taiwan (台灣客家文化)
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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.