Xinwu Rice Story House Explained

Xinwu Rice Story House
Native Name:新屋稻米故事馆
Native Name Lang:zh
Architectural Style:former warehouse
Location:Xinwu, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Completion Date:1939
Opened Date:2007
Destruction Date:-->
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The Xinwu Rice Story House is a gallery in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

The gallery was originally part of seven warehouses and processing plants built by the Japanese government in 1939 to store rice harvested from around the area. Restoration work of the building completed in November 2006 and it was opened in 2007 by Hakka Affairs Council and Taoyuan County Government.[1]

Architecture

The building was built with bricks with walls made of adobe and rice hulls covered with mortar. There is a measurement mark indicating the rice volume stored inside the warehouse. The roofs use Japanese tiles and decorated with animal pictures.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rice Story House. Ministry of Culture, Local Cultural Museum. 26 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Xinwu District Fishing Culture. 13 February 2017. Taoyuan Agricultural Expo. 26 September 2017.