A distinctive residence in the heart of Guanxi built by former mayor Chen Xingsheng (陳興盛) in 1953. Although it is a post-war building it displays many features of Shōwa era Western-style mansions. In the post-war period it was eventually rented out by a candy manufacturer and more recently was rented out by a Taiwanese restaurant, Yiyin Noodles (一銀麵), which has since relocated. Local residents call it the former mayor’s house (老鎮長故宅).
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- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Minyang Fusion Architecture (閩洋折衷式樣建築)
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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.