A guesthouse originally built for Crown Prince Hirohito’s tour of Taiwan (臺灣行啟) in 1923. After the war it was repurposed as a guesthouse for high-ranking members of the KMT and occasionally as an official residence for visiting dignitaries. Architect Wang Da-hong (王大閎) oversaw the construction of an addition in 1968. It was left to the elements in 1997 when the last resident moved out. Although declared a heritage property it was in poor condition in the early 2020s when restoration efforts began. As of 2025 is it still under restoration and not open to the public. It sometimes appears on lists of Chiang Kai-shek’s guesthouses but there is little evidence it was ever frequented by the late dictator.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Central News Agency (中央通訊社)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Chiang Kai-shek Guesthouses (蔣公行館)
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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.