Ancestral hall of the Cai family in Shanjiao, built during the late Qing Jiaqing era (early 1800s) by craftsmen from Tangshan over a period of ten years. The family came from Fujian, first prospering as merchants in Fengyuan before relocating to Yuanli. Designated a county monument in 2010, the hall was restored in 2018 and now operates as the Yuanli Story Museum.
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Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- 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
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Minnan Architecture (閩南建築)
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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.