The Zhaixing Villa () is a former house in
Tanzi District
Tanzi District () is a suburban District (Taiwan), district with a population passes over 106,613 as of 2016, located north of Taichung, Taiwan. It has an area of 25.8497 km2.
Administrative divisions
Tanxiu, Tanbei, Tanyang, Furen, Touji ...
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Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
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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 ...
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Name
The name ''Zhaixing'' means plucking stars.
History
The building was constructed by
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
General Lin Chi-chung which was started in 1871 and completed in 1879. In 1997, the former house was declared a historical building and was taken over by
Taichung County Government.
Architecture
The building is a traditional courtyard house which is surrounded by garden, quadrangles and has a pond in front.
It features a coffee shop and souvenir shop.
Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance northwest of
Tanzi Station of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* Ete ...
References
1879 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Taichung
Houses completed in 1879
Houses in Taiwan
Tourist attractions in Taichung
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