A Qing dynasty era courtyard house in the hills of Shuangxi. The exact date of establishment is lost in the mists of time, but it survives into the present day in a decent state of preservation, and has earned heritage status. The common name of this house is derived from Zhuang Tingcun (莊廷燦), who in 1901 passed the imperial examination and was awarded the title of Gongsheng (貢生). It is also known as Zhuang Gongsheng Old House (莊貢生古厝) or simply the Zhuang Family Old House (莊家古厝).
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Sanheyuan in Taiwan (台灣三合院)
- Minnan Architecture (閩南建築)
- Imperial Scholars in Taiwan (清代台灣進士)
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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.