Lin Family Mansion and Garden

More than a hundred years ago, when the Damshui River was the most important and popular transportation route of the city, a Lam family moved from Taoyuan to the present-day Bao Kieu district to earn a living as a profession. rice business. Thanks to a prosperous business, the Lam family has accumulated a large amount of capital and purchased a large amount of arable land. Between 1846 and 1848, the family began building a building with a surface area of nearly 500 square meters for the purpose of renting. By 1951, a villa with three elaborately designed gardens was built on the old ground to house the family. That same year, there was a dispute between the Zhangzhou people who came to settle in this area and with their wealth and power, the Lam family settled and became the leader of the community. Chuong Chau people in Ban Kieu. The fortified residence of the Lam family became the headquarters of the Zhangzhou community with its strict defensive designs, which lasted until the Japanese began to occupy Taiwan in 1895.

The Lam family mansion has the most complete separate garden left in the old house architecture in Taiwan today. This is a symbol of Taiwan's rich business people in the past, they used lavish mansions with separate and elaborately designed courtyards to welcome their distinguished guests including important guests. government agencies and business partners. Over the years, the mansion has also been affected by the ravages of war and the harshness of weather. However, with the historical value of the mansion associated with the economic and cultural development of the strategic area in New Taipei City, experts have tried to restore it to its original state. For the people of Taipei, the mansion is considered as a historical treasure to help the next generation understand more about the heritage values of the country. The mansion used to be the residence of many refugees, according to historical records in 1949, there were more than 1,000 people with nearly 300 households living here.

The mansion was built in the traditional architecture of the Qing dynasty, designed in the style of a three-room house, which is separated in both front and back with mesh doors for easy access. The windows are elegantly designed, simple but still catch the sunlight naturally. In front is a large yard arranged with rare and fancy flower pots and plants. In the garden's premises, there is a large stage with the horizontal inscription "open the window with smiles", where traditional operas have taken place to welcome guests of the owner. The building uses precious woods such as cedar, birch to make the main pillars and pillars, which are intricately carved and eye-catching. Visiting the Lam family mansion, in addition to admiring the sophisticated architectural features, visitors will also be extremely interested in the landscape of the large lake or the artificial hills shady with green trees.

The mansion is open to tourists from 09.00 AM to 05.00 PM on weekdays; Closed every Monday and Lunar New Year. Ticket price is NT$80, including a 12-minute short film briefly introducing the history of the mansion in Chinese, English, Korean, and Japanese.

To visit the mansion, visitors must absolutely comply with the regulations and instructions of the staff, to avoid affecting the conservation of cultural relics: no smoking on the premises of the palace, no carrying Food entering the mansion is strictly prohibited, littering is prohibited, noise is limited, order is maintained, and do not climb on railings, windows and easily broken objects...

You can visit the mansion by the city's public transport such as bus, subway, train. Check out the link for more details

https://en.linfamily.ntpc.gov.tw/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0G251619585705823071