Built in the 1930s by Chen Changqin (陳長欽), this sanheyuan in Hemei, Changhua is the ancestral home of a Chen family that traces its origins to Anxi, Fujian and settled in Yuemei (月眉) around the early 19th century. Building materials, including stone and Fujian fir, were shipped in through the port of Wuqi. The courtyard wall is built from red brick and features distinctive lattice windows in the shape of the shou (壽) character. It was designated a historic building in 2018.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Sanheyuan in Taiwan (台灣三合院)
- Minnan Architecture (閩南建築)
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