Built around 1922 by Yuan Jianye (阮建業), an eighth-generation descendant of a Yuan family that migrated from Nan’an, Fujian to Taiwan in 1729, this hall serves as the main shrine for the five branches of the family in Hemei, Changhua. The interior features murals by Japanese colonial era painters including Luo Huaiyu (羅懷鈺) and Ye Zhencheng (葉振成). It was designated a city monument in 2020.
Map
Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
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)
- Minnan Architecture (閩南建築)
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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.