An eclectic residence completed in the aftermath of the 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake by the Xu family of Waipu, an important local family. The design shows a mix of Japanese colonial era and traditional Chinese architecture with Western influences.
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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)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Graduate Student's Whispers (研究生的呢喃自語)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake (新竹台中地震)
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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.