Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum

林安泰古厝民俗文物館· Museum

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Lin An Tai Historical House was first built in 1783, a single-storey southern Fujian courtyard house laid out by feng shui, with a curved swallowtail ridge. The red stones of the forecourt came as ballast on merchant ships from the mainland, and the crescent pond in front served for defence, fire water and cooling as well as luck.

Full description, from the tourism database

First built in 1783, the house is a single-storey courtyard house with two halls in the traditional southern Fujian style, built according to feng shui custom. Its roof uses a single continuous 'one dragon' ridge, with swallowtail curves giving it a soft, natural look. The outer courtyard is paved with red pu stone, which merchant ships from the mainland carried in their holds as ballast to keep them stable, so it is also called ballast stone; it does not grow moss and is not slippery. Much Fuzhou fir was used, with Guanyin stone, and the parts are joined with bamboo and wooden pegs and mortise-and-tenon joints. The Yuemei (crescent) Pond in front of the house is shaped as its name suggests. In Chinese feng shui this shape gathers and holds wealth, and the pond also served for defence, fire prevention, water supply and cooling.

Translated and shortened by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.

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Names: EN Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum中文林安泰古厝民俗文物館한국어 린안타이 옛집 민속문물관 Wikidata Q6776837, Chinese from the listing, Korean by DealTaipei (NIKL transcription)
District: Zhongshan District · 中山區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-05-20
Opening hours: Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
Phone: (02)25996026 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
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