Anping Tree House, Old Tait & Co. Merchant House
安平樹屋
Anping Tree House(Michelin Star rated:☆☆)
It was built around 19th century, itself and Tait & Co Merchant House were properties that belonged to Japanese Salt Industry Co. Ltd during the Japanese Colonial Period. Trees growing exuberantly within the house and cover up the house's walls and roof.
Old Tait & Co. Merchant House(Michelin Star rated:☆)
Built by British merchants, the Merchant House is a Grade-3 historical heritage. Trade was once flourished in Anping, and Old Tait & Co. Merchant House was one of the five famous merchant houses, along with the other four were Old Former Julius Mannich Merchant House, Fiji Foreign Company Historical Site, Heji Foreign Company Historical Site and Laiji Foreign Company Historical Site. The merchant house is later renovated into Wax House of Taiwan History and Development in 1979.
Chu Jiou-ying Memorial Hall
Born in 1898, Chu Jiouying was the director of Salt Office, Ministry of Finance. And yet what made him renowned was his Chinese Calligraphy creation. His residence in Anping District once was part of the dormitory belonging to Taiyen Co. Inc. The restored residence, after repair, is now open to the public.
Tainan Third Credit Cooperation
Originally, Tainan Third Credit Cooperation was the residence of a German Consul. The residence is also referred as Hastings' Residence, since the German sold it later to an English businessman, R.T. Hastings, On the roof, there gives figures of the German royal house's cross. It is said that the residence was the place where Ms. Jin met her lover, a Dutch doctor who worked for her father on board.
Source of Article: Tainan City Government Tourism Bureau
City | Tainan City |
Contact Information | Anping Tree House
Old Tait & Co. Merchant House
Chu Jiou-ying Memorial Hall
Tainan Third Credit Cooperation
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Location | Anping Dist., Tainan City |
Web Address | http://tour.tainan.gov.tw/ |
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