Hsinchu Hsin Chih-Ping Residence

Completed around 1922, during the Japanese colonial era, this Japanese-style wooden residence was built for the principal of Hsinchu High School (新竹中學), which stood nearby until it moved to its present campus two years later. Hsin Chih-Ping (辛志平), a Guangdong native who became principal after the war, lived here from 1945 until his death in 1985, and during the 228 Incident his students stood guard outside while the family hid in the ceiling. A campaign by students and alumni stopped the city from clearing the house for a parking lot in 2000, and it is now restored and operates as a small restaurant and museum.