Taipei begins restoration of Chen Tien-lai Residence
The Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs has commissioned an effort to document artifacts in the historic Chen Tien-lai Residence (陳天來故居) as part of a heritage restoration project. Built in 1924 by Chen, a wealthy tea merchant in what is today known as Datong District (大同), the mansion is an example of Taiwan’s cosmopolitan architecture style of the Japanese colonial period, the department said in a statement on Tuesday. Years of property disputes among Chen’s descendants hindered efforts to preserve the house as a cultural site until the city assumed its management through ...
Source: taipeitimes.com