The Hakka Round House () is a Hakka building in Houlong Township,

Miaoli County Miaoli County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the n ...

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History

The house was built by

Miaoli County Government The Miaoli County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Miaoli County. History The county government used to be housed in a building next to the current building which is now used as the Miaoli County U ...

and was opened on 25 October 2014 with a cost of NT$130 million. In 2015, the county government planned to tender the operation of the building to ease its financial debt.

Architecture

The design of the brick house is based on the architecture of

Tulou A tulou (), or "earthen building", is a traditional communal Hakka people residence found in Fujian, in South China, usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine, and part of Hakka architecture. These vernacular structur ...

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 ...

. The house also consists of ring-shaped trails, arc-shaped observation deck, a welcoming square and water paths. The house has one floor underground and three floors above the ground. The basement floor consists of a multimedia viewing room, the ground floor consists of a round exhibition and performance hall, the upper floor consists of an exhibition space and the top most floor consists of DIY classrooms. The building spans over a land area of 1,385 m² with a total floor area of 3,476 m².

Transportation

The house is accessible from Miaoli Station of

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or Fengfu Station of Taiwan Railways.

References

2014 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures completed in 2014 Buildings and structures in Miaoli County Hakka culture in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-struct-stub

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