The Fanglan Mansion () is a historical house in
Da'an District,
Taipei
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Taiwan
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History
The mansion was built in 1806 by Chen's family as their first house when they immigrated from
Anxi County
() is a county of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen.
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the best-known of ...
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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 ...
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Architecture
The mansion was constructed from local stones with fir wood and bricks shipped from Mainland China. A waterwheel attached to one of the exterior wall was decorated with clay moldings. The original layout of the mansion was a traditional three-sectioned structure with left and right wings. Those two wings have since collapsed and no longer exist.
Transportation
The mansion is accessible within walking distance east of
Gongguan Station of
Taipei Metro
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See also
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
References
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1806 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Taipei
Houses completed in 1806
Houses in Taiwan
Tourist attractions in Taipei