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	Search results: 37 item(s) for: "341 Architecture"        Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. [wa0008] [Beigang Chaotian Gong] 780 Religious Practices; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 346 Religious and Educational Structures The Beigang Chaotian Gong 北港朝天宮 is one of 100s of Taiwanese temples dedicated to the goddess Mazu 媽祖, a protector of sailors and fishermen, and therefore very popular in coastal Fujian province, the ancestral home of most Taiwanese. According to legend, Mazu was born in Fujian Province, Weizhou 渭州 in the early 1000s AD. At the age of nine she began to read books, burn incense, and worship the Buddha. At the age of 13 she mastered the esoteric Daodian [lun], and began to rescue men lost at sea. The temple in Beigang was first built in 1694. The Chaotian Gong is one of the island's oldest Mazu temples, and was considered the paramount Mazu temple in Japanese colonial times. In the 1920s, the Chaotian Gong attracted between 400 to 700 thousand worshippers annually (Nihon chiri taikei 1930 p. 123; Yamaguchi 1991, p. 131). The maj 2. [wa0012] [Aerial view of Chaotian Gong] 780 Religious Practices; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 346 Religious and Educational Structures See description for image [wa0008]. 3. [wa0028] [Southern Gate of Fort Tainan] 210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 712 Military Installations; 710 Military Technology Restored southern main gate 大南門 of Tainan fortress 台南城, known as Taiwan-fu 台湾府 during the Qing period. From Dutch times, Tainan was the capital/stronghold for foreign rulers. The masonry fort, of which the southern gate is a remnant, was constructed between 1788 and 1790, in the wake of a major rebellion against the Qing. The gate was restored during the Japanese period (1895-1945) (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 139). See [wa0154] and (Taiwan shashin taikan, n.d., 71) for pictures of the ruin at different stages of landscaping. Note the stone tablets leaning against the castle walls; these are Yuguibei 御亀碑, or Venerable Tortoise Monuments (see [wa0138])that were moved to the Chikan-lou (Providentia) in 1960. 4. [wa0036] [Lion's Head Mountain Temple Complex] 340 Structures; 130 Geography; 346 Religious and Educational Structures; 133 Topography and Geology; 341 Architecture Lion's Head Mountain, or Shitoushan 獅頭山, Nanzhuang township, Xinzhu prefecture. In 1904 local gentry named Huang Kailang 黄開郎 and Chen Xiulan 陳秀蘭 donated funds to construct the Zhuanhuatang or ""Hall for Exhorting Conversion"" 勧化堂 to secure the peace of this valley (roof tiles in foreground). Turbulent weather destroyed this first effort; the temple was rebuilt in 1915. The Pagoda in the background is a Guanyin/Kannon temple (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 64). This photo appears to have been taken from the slope of Shitoushan looking down into the valley. With a peak of 492 meters, Lion's Head Mountain contains many caves and grottoes and is dotted with temples and pagodas. ""In 1927 it was selected as one of the twelve most beautiful scenic spots in Taiwan"" (Liu 1996, p. 67). 5. [wa0042] [Saisiat granary] 280 Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics; 250 Food Processing; 251 Preservation and Storage of Food; 285 Mats and Basketry; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture Saisiat male seated under granary, bamboo construction, raised on posts with rat guards. Seated man is weaving a basket. The storage shed appears to be the same as the one pictured in photo #45, which is marked ""Saisett"" on the back. Suzuki locates this granary in Garawan, Taizhong prefecture, and wrote ""Weaving baskets in the shade"" (H. Suzuki 1935, p.28). 6. [wa0048] [Saisiat watchtower and building on posts] 341 Architecture; 710 Military Technology; 340 Structures; 712 Military Installations Watchtower behind granaries or dwellings on raised posts with rat-guards. Men are wearing vests characteristic of Saisiat male attire. 7. [wa0075] [Ami young men's house] 340 Structures; 560 Social Stratification; 561 Age Stratification; 344 Public Structures; 341 Architecture Circular, bamboo and thatch dwelling on stilts. 8. [wa0080] [Paiwan slate roof with decorative lintel] 530 Arts; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 342 Dwellings; 5311 Visual Arts A Paiwan dwelling with trademark slate roof, lintel is decorated with paintings of snakes and human faces, denoting the chiefly lineage of its residents (see [wa0133] [wa0300] and [wa0302]). 9. [wa0085] [Staging a raid] 620 Community; 410 Tools and Appliances; 340 Structures; 411 Weapons; 341 Architecture; 628 Inter-community Relations These Kochapona villagers コチヤポナ社in Pingdong County 屏東郡 pose to simulate preparation for a head-hunting expedition. Suzuki writes it ""Kochyabogan"" コチヤボガン Chantal Zheng's caption: ""南部的原住民(1910)"". Zheng located it in File 26, Box 4, Taiwan/Formosa Photographs, Presbyterian Church of England archives (Zheng 2004, p. 187). 10. [wa0088] [Mt. Guanyin] 340 Structures; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 341 Architecture Mt. Guanyin 観音山 as seen from Danshui, looking south. Guanyin-shan has a 616m peak and is located south of the mouth of the Danshui river (Story p. 168). Li 2005, p. 105, has a nearly identical photo, at a slightly different angle. 11. [wa0091] [Qing Taiwan provincial headquarters] 340 Structures; 344 Public Structures; 341 Architecture; 640 State; 647 Administrative Agencies; 630 Territorial Organization; 631 Territorial Hierarchy The old Taiwan provincial headquarters of the Qing government once housed the Taiwan Government General during the early stages of the occupation. In 1919, the Government General moved to the current location of the presidential palace. (Xia 1996, p. 14). 12. [wa0133] [Paiwan slate roof with decorative lintel #2] 530 Arts; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 342 Dwellings; 5311 Visual Arts According the back of this photo, ""a famous example of Aborigine housing in Pingdong County."" Yamazaki's 1934 description [translated] of the exact same plaza (different photo): ""AAborigine housing in Pingdong Park is redolent of South Seas atmosphere; it displays the regional style very well. Since these houses were modeled on actual dwellings of southern Aborigines, they use them as inns when they come down from the mountains to visit the towns. They also serve the function of introducing tourists to the customs of the southern Aborigines. It has become a perfect sightseeing locale."" (Yamazaki 1934, p. 47). 13. [wa0134] [Orchid Islanders and dwellings] 340 Structures; 342 Dwellings; 341 Architecture A man and three women pose standing on a stone fence. See [wa0018] for description of Yami architecture shown in this image. The same scenery and people, shot at the same angle with the same composition, appears in Riban no tomo October 1934, p. 3, excluding the man with the spear. 14. [wa0154] Grand Sight of Tainanmon Gate, Tainan 210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 712 Military Installations; 710 Military Technology See image [wa0028] for description of the Great Southern Gate of Tainan. 15. [wa0156] View of the Tainan Museum. Tainan 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 344 Public Structures; 510 Living Standards and Routines; 517 Leisure Time Activities; 870 Education Japanese caption reads: ""(Famous site in Tainan) The Museum houses valuable historical materials.""　Sinica Taiwan History (2007, TW02146100) has a nearly identical photo with a longer caption. 16. [wa0157] View of Taiseiden Hall in the Mausoleum ""Koshi-byo"", Tainan. 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 344 Public Structures; 870 Education; 210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices Japanese caption reads: ""Famous Sight in Tainan. The Dacheng Hall in the Confucius Shrine recalls the great virtue of the ancient rites."" 17. [wa0158] The Beautiful Scene of ""Sekkanro"" Hall, Tainan 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 344 Public Structures; 210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices Translated Japanese caption reads: ""The beautiful view of Chikanlou Hall speaks to a deep sense of history."" 18. [wa0159] Fine View of Go-yen [Wuyuan] Garden, Tainan 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 367 Parks; 510 Living Standards and Routines; 517 Leisure Time Activities; 360 Settlements This popular tourist attraction was originally constructed by a wealthy merchant named Wu Shangxin 呉尚新 (Matsumoto 1990, p. 169). 19. [wa0160] The Grand Sight of the Tainan Prefectural Office, Tainan 340 Structures; 344 Public Structures; 341 Architecture; 640 State; 647 Administrative Agencies; 630 Territorial Organization; 631 Territorial Hierarchy The scale of this architecture was [second] only to the Taiwanese Governor's Governor's Office in Taipei. Right now, it has been changed to the Tainan City Government (Matsumoto 1990, p. 163). Japanese caption reads: ""The Imposing Tainan Prefecture Office emerges from the middle of a tropical arbor."" 20. [wa0194] 69 The South gate (an old castle gate), Taihoku 210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices; 340 Structures; 341 Architecture; 712 Military Installations; 710 Military Technology The Taipei Castle was built after Taipei-fu 台北府 became an administrative unit in 1875. Construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1882. It measured 1248 meters east to west and 1030 meters north to south; it had five gates. The north gate was called Cheng'en 承恩, the grand south gate Qingzheng 庆正. The castle was constructed with a budget of 200,000 liang 两. Today, the castle walls have all been destroyed, except the one outside the western gate. The gate pictured here is the grand southern gate 大南门 (Nihon chiri taikei, p. 24). The famous Qing official Shen Baozhen 沈葆祯 proposed the location of the new capital, and Zhen Xin was put in charge of construction (Matsumoto 1990, p. 203).
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