Guest House of Imperial Envoys

25°01′56″N 121°30′31″E﻿ / ﻿25.03222°N 121.50861°E﻿ / 25.03222; 121.50861

Historic building in Taipei

Guest House of Imperial Envoys

欽差行臺

General information
Type| Museum
Location| Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Completed| 1882
Management| Taipei Botanical Garden[1]

The Guest House of Imperial Envoys (Chinese: 欽差行臺; Wade–Giles: ch'in ch'ai hsing t'ai) is the former site of the Qing dynasty government yamen that ruled Taiwan. The building is located at Taipei Botanical Garden in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.[2] The building is the only office of the Qing dynasty remaining in Taiwan.

## History

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The hall was built in 1882, late in the Qing period.[3]

## Function

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The building served as the residential quarters for Qing government officials in Taipei on their inspection visits to Taiwan.

West gate of the hall under Qing rule

## Transportation

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The building is accessible within walking distance South from Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro.

## See also

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* List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
* Taiwan under Qing Dynasty rule

## References

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1. ^ ":::臺北市政府觀光傳播局 臺北旅遊網:::". taipeitravel.net. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
2. ^ "Taipei City Government ─ Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall". Taipei.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
3. ^ "Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall, 臺灣布政使司衙門, Yamen, Taipei Botanical Garden, 台北植物園, Nanhai Academy, 中央圖書館教育資料館, Zhongzheng District, 中正區, 臺北, 台北, Taipei, Taiwan, 臺灣, 台灣, 中華民國, Republic of China | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

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