Mid-West Distric, Tainan, Taiwan, House of Yeh Shi-Tao

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If you take a little walk around Confucius Temple, chance is that you will find the House of Yeh Shi-Taojust at the side of the temple.

The building was once belonged to the Forestry Bureau of the Japanese authority in 1925. Now the 1rst floor was used as the permeate exhibition of Mr Yeh’s works, letters, and photos. The 2^nd floor is a drawing room, and a little theatre.

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Yeh Shi-Tao (1925-2008) is one of the important Taiwanese writers. Like many Taiwanese writers of his age, Yeh’s early works were mostly written in Japanese. He started to compose in Chinese after the world war in 1965.

His famous quote “Tainan is a carefree city where people dream, work, fall in love, and settle down. The quotes shows his deep affection to this Tainan. In fact, most of his stories is about Tainan and the local way of living. Visitors can get a map at the information desk which shows the old names of different areas in Tainan. To list out some of the frequently mentioned places:

Area	Old Names	Origin	Remark
Xing Mei Street	Mi Streest (rice street)	Ching Dynasty
Hai An Road	Fo To Port Lane	Ching Dynasty
Chung-Zheng Road	Ginza	Japanese
The Intersection of Chung-Yi Road and Ming-Quan Road	Shirokanecho Gua-Niao Lane (snail lane)	Japanese
Kang Le Market	Sakariba	Japanese	Still used
West Market	Asakusa	Japanese	Still used
Quang-Mei Theatre	Queen Theatre

The map is too big, so I can't scan it with my phone. The map and Yeh's novels are great ways to learn about the history of this city. I wish I can spend more time discovering all these themes.

See through the window

House of Yeh Shi-Tao

Address: Yǒu'ài St, Zhongxi District, Tainan City, 700

Phone:06 221 5065

Hours: Tue - Sun: 09:00 - 17:00

Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/VXikf

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