An ancestral hall built in 1906 for the Chen family, who trace their roots to Zhangpu County, Fujian. Chen Shaonian (陳紹年), a Qing dynasty era xiucai and later Japanese colonial government consultant, led the family’s relocation here after floods and fires destroyed previous homes. His son Chen Fanghui became Tianzhong’s first township chief; descendants include doctors, judges, lawyers, and a county magistrate. Designated a county monument in 2015, the left wing was damaged by a fire spreading from a neighboring building in 2024 and is currently under restoration.
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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)
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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.