Reconstructed ancestral house of the Kakita’an family, who historically presided over rituals, politics, and land rights in the Amis settlement of Tafalong (太巴塱). Every beam and pillar is carved with ancestral spirit motifs depicting origin myths. The original structure was destroyed by Typhoon Winnie in 1958; surviving pillars were transferred to Academia Sinica. Rebuilt in 2006 based on drawings by Japanese colonial era architect Chijiiwa Suketaro (千々岩助太郎). Visitation is by appointment only.
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Heritage Status
- Cultural Landscape (文化景觀)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
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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.