We continued on our exploration of the Former British Consulate at Takow.
The building reminded me of a 100 year old house we had lived in Jagadhri, back home in India, during the 1990s. From the outside it looked so similar...
The building was full of visitors from the Mainland...
If the building could speak, it would have a million stories to tell...
After the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95, the two nations signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, under which Formosa (as Taiwan was known then) alongwith the Pescadores islands in the Taiwan Straits were ceded by China to Japan.
In 1909, however, the Japanese claimed the right to all foreign consulates in Taiwan and the British consulate was closed the next year. In 1931 the building was converted into an "Ocean Observatory" by the Japanese viceroy of Taiwan.
In 1986, the Kaohsiung municipal started the restoration of the former consulate to convert it into a museum. The consulate has become the venue for cultural activities and art exhibitions.
A model of the fishing village of Takau, that preceded Kaohsiung...
Development of the port city...
Maps of a bygone era...
Exhibition of photographs of Takow from the 1800s...
A colonial ship...
A Chinese junk...
Currency of trade...
Map of Asia from the 1800s...
The view from the Shaochuantou Hill...
A break for rose tea and Shrewsbury cookies, before we head back to Daren Road...
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