The Penghu Reclamation Hall () is a
museum
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in
Magong Township,
Penghu County
The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, dedicated to the history of settlement in Penghu Islands.
History
The museum building was originally constructed in 1935 as the official residence of the
Hōko Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese ruling period from 1895 until 1945. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Penghu County.
Population
Administrative divisions Subprefectures
In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), there ...
governor. After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China in 1945, the building became the official residence of the
Penghu County magistrate. In 1992, the building ceased to be used as an official residence. In 2000, renovation to transform the residence into a museum started. Upon completion, the hall was officially opened in July, 2003.
Architecture
The building was constructed in a mixture of western and
Japanese architectural style.
It has European style octagonal windows, wooden doors, Japanese sliding doors and Japanese roofs. It also features a garden with old
Banyan
A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as a ...
trees. It contains several exhibition areas: “The Prelude of Penghu Exploration” , “Immigrants from Faraway”, “Settlements in Penghu”, “ War and Battles at Penghu”, “The Political and Economic Infrastructure of Penghu”.
See also
* List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://phkt.phhcc.gov.tw/en/index.jsp
1935 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Penghu County
Houses completed in 1935
Tourist attractions in Penghu County