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An ancestral hall of a branch of the Chen family, who traced their origins to Zhangpu (漳浦) in Fujian and settled here during the Xianfeng reign. The cousins Chen Xuanzi (陳宣梓) and Chen Xuanshi (陳宣石) built an estate named Jianhutang (鑑湖堂) after a lake near their home village, and the family grew into one of the district’s largest landholders. Much of the compound was destroyed by American bombing aimed at the nearby Yilan South Airfield during World War 2, leaving the main hall that survives as the family shrine today. Stretches of the old defensive walls retain gun-ports (銃孔) and “dog holes” (狗洞) for releasing guard dogs on night patrols.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Han Settlement of Taiwan (漢人移墾)
Connections
- Yilan Dengying Academy (宜蘭登瀛書院)
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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.