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Tait & Co corporate headquarters (Tait & Co Merchant House)

No. 44, Anbei Road, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708

Located next to An Binh tree house, a lovely white building built in a classic Western style is the headquarters of Tait & Co company, which was established right after An Binh port came into operation. Tait & Co is one of only five foreign companies that can do business in Taiwan, its main branches are mainly sugar export, camphor, tea and opium import. Today, the building has ceased to function as a business and is used for a new purpose- Taiwan Kaituo Shiliao Wax Museum, which uses wax figures to re-introduce Taiwan's major commercial activities in the past. the first days of economic opening.

Located in the heart of Anping district, Tait & Co Headquarters (Old Tait & Co Merchant House) used to be under the management of Tait & Co Trading, a British company established. in 1867, and this is also among the top 5 trading companies in Anping area during the period when Taiwan has just opened to international trade activities.

Has undergone several changes since its inception. Tait & Co was one of the foreign trading companies favored by the Qing Dynasty allowed to operate before the War until the Japanese colonization of Taiwan, specializing in the import and export of camphor, sugar, and tea. During the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan, opium and camphor were administered exclusively by the Japanese government, leading to the decline of foreign companies with the exception of Tait & Co. The company had a big change in 1911, when all foreign companies in Anping closed, the Japanese government transformed it into a salt production and export company. At that time, this place was used as the office of Tainan Salt Company.

The house has been classified as a Grade Three historical site of Taiwan. A colonial structure with 2 floors and a main staircase in the central lobby, the house is painted white, different from other traditional Hokkien style buildings in the area. The ground floor is a dormitory for workers with a central walkway with 3 rooms on each side. The second floor has the same design as the ground floor, except that the balustrade of the dome is covered with beautiful and sophisticated blue glazed tile decorations. Typical architecture is the domes used to cover the sun and rain. It is “Arcades”, an important element of Western colonial style architecture in Taiwan. Inside the building, you will learn about the immigration process of mainlanders to Taiwan, as well as the process of socio-economic formation and development through wax sculptures.

After exploring this beautiful architectural complex, you can visit some other famous attractions such as An Binh tree house, Eternal Golden Castle, An Binh fortress.

This attraction is open from 08.30 AM to 05.30 PM. Entrance fee: NT$50/adult and NT$25/child. From Tainan city center, you can take bus number 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, then get off at Tainan station and take bus number 24 to get here.

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