My Kafkaesque Life

• Mingzhi Academy, Taishan, Taipei 4 months ago The Mingzhi Academy 明志書院 in Taishan District is the first academy in northern Taiwan, it was established in 1763 during the Qing Dynasty. The academy had two branches: One in Taishan, one in Hsinchu. Taishan's Mingzhi Academy was divided into 4 branches by the end of...
• Bu-Cheng-Shih-Sz Yamen, Taipei 4 months ago The Bu-Cheng-Shih-Sz-Yamen 布政使司衙門 inside the Taipei Botanical Garden in Zhongzheng District is the old administration building and residence of the former provincial governor during the Qing Dynasty. The Qing established Taipei as the capital of their...
• Dadaocheng Wharf, Datong, Taipei 4 months ago The Dadaocheng Wharf 大稻埕碼頭 (sometimes also spelled as Tataocheng Wharf) in Taipei's Datong District is one of Taipei's old harbors, which flourished in the second part of the 19th century, because it connected Tataocheng, an old part of Taipei famous for trade...
• Lower Taishan Temple, Taishan, Taipei 5 months ago The Lower Taishan Temple 下泰山巖 in Taishan District was built in 1875 by Huang and Tsai, two members of the older Upper Taishan Temple. They believed, that for many elders the old temple is too far, so they decided to place the newer one near the Taishan Old Street. The...
• Upper Taishan Temple, Taipei 5 months ago The The Upper Taishan Temple 頂泰山巖, also known as Chitzaichiao 崎仔腳 is located in the western suburb of Taipei, in the Taishan District. The original temple was built in 1754 by the family if Lee Fu-chi, who came to Taiwan from Fujian (Pengnei and...

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