Guest House of Imperial Envoys
Appearance
25°01′56″N 121°30′31″E / 25.03222°N 121.50861°E
Guest House of Imperial Envoys | |
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欽差行臺 | |
General information | |
Type | Museum |
Location | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan |
Completed | 1882 |
Management | Taipei Botanical Garden[1] |
The Guest House of Imperial Envoys (Chinese: 欽差行臺; Wade–Giles: ch'in ch'ai hsing t'ai) is the former site of the Qing dynasty government yamen that ruled Taiwan. The building is located at Taipei Botanical Garden in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.[2] The building is the only office of the Qing dynasty remaining in Taiwan.
History
[edit]The hall was built in 1882, late in the Qing period.[3]
Function
[edit]The building served as the residential quarters for Qing government officials in Taipei on their inspection visits to Taiwan.
Transportation
[edit]The building is accessible within walking distance South from Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ":::臺北市政府觀光傳播局 臺北旅遊網:::". taipeitravel.net. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "Taipei City Government ─ Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall". Taipei.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall, 臺灣布政使司衙門, Yamen, Taipei Botanical Garden, 台北植物園, Nanhai Academy, 中央圖書館教育資料館, Zhongzheng District, 中正區, 臺北, 台北, Taipei, Taiwan, 臺灣, 台灣, 中華民國, Republic of China | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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