Restoration of historic Jukuiju Mansion in C. Taiwan completed

中台灣聚奎居的修復工作已完成

Historic site built in 1920 will be open to public, used for exhibitions, shops


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The restoration of Jukuiju Mansion (聚奎居), a Taichung City-designated historic site, has been completed, and the grounds will be open to tourists before too long.

The residence was built in Wuri, Taichung by a wealthy businessman in 1920 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. Though it was designated as a historic site by the city government in 2012, the restoration was not completed until May of this year, with a total cost of NT$60 million (US$2 million), according to Taichung Travel Net.

Taichung Cultural Bureau Director-General Chang Ta-chun (張大春) said that a hidden three-level pond used for washing vegetables and clothes was found during the construction, which he regarded as a delightful surprise.

The architecture of Jukuiju Mansion, fashioned in the style of a traditional Fujianese U-shaped courtyard house, uses brick as its primary material. The two-story western-style house has a total of 86 arches on the outside of the veranda, and the terrazzo flooring on the second level is backed by reinforced concrete.

The old residence, along with the former Wuri Police Station and Wuri Town Hall, will form a belt of cultural attractions in Taichung, and the mansion, in addition to serving tourists, will also be used as an exhibition and commercial space.