Mofan Street
Street in Jincheng, Kinmen, Taiwan
24°25′54.1″N 118°19′8.7″E / 24.431694°N 118.319083°E / 24.431694; 118.319083
The Mofan Street (traditional Chinese: 模範街; simplified Chinese: 模范街; pinyin: Mófàn Jiē) is a street in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fukien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
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.[2] The street was completed in 1925.[3]
Architecture
The 75 meter long street features buildings with brick exteriors and arched door fronts modeled after the Japanese, Fujian and Western architecture.[4] There are 16 buildings at each side connected by a common arcade.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Chang, Yun-ping (6 April 2003). "Kinmen highlights its heritage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Wu, Cheng-ting (2 January 2018). "Kinmen features one nation on each side of the street". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Mofan Street". Lonely Planet. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Model Street". Classic Kinmen Travel. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Mofan Street".
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