Taipei City ─ Lin Antai Historical Home
The Historical Home of Lin Antai is Taipei's most intact historical architecture. It was originally built on Siwei Road but was later on transferred to the current location in Zhongshan District during the 67th of Taiwanese Retrocession. The Lin Antai Home embraces a history of 200 years, a home of the Taiwanese merchant, Lin Antai.
The Historical Home was first constructed in 1783, and is a quandrangular building in a location hand-picked according to good feng-shui. There is a crescent pond in the front yard, with a red pavement that prevents slipping as well as molding. Into the Historical Home, the tidy arrangement places the traditional lounge right in the heart of the house. The buddhist alcove is carved with very fine detail, as with the window sills and doors. The whole architecture was manually created, manifesting the wealth of the Taiwanese merchants of the Chin Dynasty.
Address:
No.5, Binjiang Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
opening hours:
9:00am - 4:00pm ; Mondays off
expenditure brief:
Free ; need to register before entering.
The above fees are for reference purposes only; actual costs are informed at the actual venue and we do NOT give any prior notice.
available parking areas:
There is one near Xinshen Park.
Directions:
By Bus :
1. Take bus route 72, 222, 285, 286, 612, 642 and get off at Xingshen Park stop (新生公園站).
By MRT :
1. Take MRT Danshui Line (捷運淡水線) and get off at Yuanshan Station (圓山站), walk 5 mins to reach the house.
By Car:
1. National Highway No.1(國道一號), exit Yuanshan offramp(圓山交流道), drive along Binjiang street(濱江街) to reach the house.
