Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum
When you were in the 1% during the Qing Dynasty, the mountains came to you. You'll see what I mean at this highly traditional family manor, built in the late 18th century for a wealthy Taiwanese family. Its most notable structure are a massive yet mini-mountain range, created from concrete, but looking like something out of a Chinese landscape painting, that visitors can clamber about on. (There are pathways, but they're steep, so not recommended for thos with mobility impairments). The house itself is an ornately carved building, divided into three sections, that will give you some sense of what life for the elite was like at that time...if you have a guide. If you don't, you may find yourself a bit bewildered by what you're seeing as the signage is minimal and the rooms sparsely furnished.
I should also note that this is a recreation of the original residence, which had been about a mile away in an area that Chiang Kaishek wanted to bulldoze and create a grand highway through. So the house was pulled down, piece by piece (as was the mountain) and reassembled here.
When you were in the 1% during the Qing Dynasty, the mountains came to you. You'll see what I mean at this highly traditional family manor, built in the late 18th century for a wealthy Taiwanese family. Its most notable structure are a massive yet mini-mountain range, created from concrete, but looking like something out of a Chinese landscape painting, that visitors can clamber about on. (There are pathways, but they're steep, so not recommended for thos with mobility impairments). The house itself is an ornately carved building, divided into three sections, that will give you some sense of what life for the elite was like at that time...if you have a guide. If you don't, you may find yourself a bit bewildered by what you're seeing as the signage is minimal and the rooms sparsely furnished.
I should also note that this is a recreation of the original residence, which had been about a mile away in an area that Chiang Kaishek wanted to bulldoze and create a grand highway through. So the house was pulled down, piece by piece (as was the mountain) and reassembled here.
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