A grand five-hall Hakka compound with 51 rooms spanning over 4,000 square meters. Built by wealthy merchant Xiao Damei starting in the 1850s, it features a double courtyard layout modeled after ancestral homes in Meixian, Guangdong. Recognized in 1978 as one of Taiwan’s top ten traditional residences and restored in 2003.
Map
Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Hakka Culture in Taiwan (台灣客家文化)
Connections
- Jiadong Xiao Family Mansion (佳冬蕭屋洋樓)
Nearby Locations
Author
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.