The Lukang Rimao Hang () is a historic building in Lukang Township,

Changhua County Changhua County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth small ...

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History

The Lukang Rimao Hang was built in 1784 by Lin Zhensong who came from

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

and settled in Lukang in 1765 as a merchant. In 1788, Lin returned to Fujian and decided to retire there, handing the management of Rimao Hang to his third son Lin Wenjun. In 1816, the building was renovated.

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