Mofan Street

Coordinates: 24°25′54.1″N 118°19′8.7″E / 24.431694°N 118.319083°E / 24.431694; 118.319083

Mofan Street
模範街
Type Street
Length 75 m (246 ft)
Location Jincheng, Kinmen, Taiwan
Construction
Construction start 1924
Completion 1925

The Mofan Street (Chinese: 模範街; pinyin: Mófàn Jiē) is a street in Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Fujian Province, Republic of China.

Name

The street gets its name from the uniform hybrid architecture of Chinese and Western styles which means Model Street.[1]

History

The construction of the street started in 1924 when the President of Kinmen Junior Chamber Fu His-chi held a fundraising drive among overseas Chinese. The street was completed in 1925.[2]

Architecture

The 75 meter long street features buildings with brick exteriors and arched door fronts modeled after the Japanese, Fujian and Western architecture.[3] There are 16 buildings at each side connected by a common arcade.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kinmen highlights its heritage - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Mofan Street - Lonely Planet". lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Model Street". Classic Kinmen Travel. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mofan Street".
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