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these walls of white november 2012 these walls of white the lee teng fang house thursday november 29 2012 while in taiwan we toured the lee teng fang archaic mansion in daxi taoyuan our hosts know i love a good house tour the main house was built around 1860 the original owner was the son of a wealthy merchant who devoted his life to scholarship apparently between 1856 and 1868 he passed a series of examinations to become a high ranking official jiachuan neigezhongxu he commissioned the house to commemorate his ascension and achievement ref the house itself had some beautiful details and luckily our host hired a wonderful tour guide to explain many of them she was so thorough in explaining all the details so i ll try to remember as much as i can despite this pregnancy brain this is the rear facade off the courtyard the tour guide explained that the roof shape is meant to look like the horns of a dragon as if the dragon is crouching over and protecting the house standard bearer or base for displaying the flags there was some language barriers but i believe the guide said thanks to my lovely translator that the symbols were of his position within the government i wish i had better pictures of the plants in the courtyard there were a few pear trees apparently they are a symbol of welcoming the guide also said that the wings would be added continually as the family grew however these brick buildings in contrast to the white plaster were original additionally the two styles are representative of two local communities in daxi at the time the brick buildings are common in shaoan hakka architecture if i remember correctly and the white plaster walls are more indicative of local craftsmen native to taiwan i noticed the plaster buildings being more living quarters for family than showplaces of the central house seems brighter perhaps because the sunlight was reflecting off of adjacent outer walls this image is from here the rest are mine the guide also explained that the doorways were built with these obstacles forcing you to look down as you stepped into the threshold thus bowing your head lovely details and carvings central courtyard replete with rain gutters that drained out to the pond adjacent to the house the guide mentioned that in order to keep the drains clean they would employ turtles to eat any debris that may accumulate what happens when a lazy turtle decides to lay down on the job apparently the popular remedy was to smoke him out the house belonged to an official calligrapher so some of his original work is still prominently featured this was painted in ink onto the plaster while is was still wet in a technique not unlike frescoes original kitchen stove with horizontal stone window slats to protect the cooks from invaders and robbers but still allow for the passage of dishes the guide made an interesting point that in feng shui the window slats should be an even number for horizontal windows while an odd number for vertical windows beautiful brick and tile details i love the teal glaze on the vents original courtyard well much like georgian design there was a false well adjacent to achieve a sense of balance all in the name of feng shui cat holes and tunnels for natural pest control the gallery incidentally while the tour guide worked for the local government her family has owned a famous tofu house for generations so after the tour we were treated to some unique tofu varieties architecture then food my kind of tour all photos by me please credit if you plan to share thanks labels historic inspiration house museums taiwan 2 comments share orchid bonanza monday november 26 2012 as promised finally posting some taiwan photos while our trip was very brief we had some very gracious hosts who planned all kinds of amazing activities one of my favorites was touring kin shins orchids an award winning orchid grower and with good reason the arrangement s true size and their very serious trophy case all photos by me please credit if you plan to share thanks labels gardening taiwan 2 comments share country sports saturday november 24 2012 i m finally getting my recent trip photos uploaded it only took me forever sorry while i sort through the decor related ones i thought i would share photos from a country festival i attended here in japan there was mastiff wrestling unlike dog fighting the dogs are really just trained to pin one another they re also huge and horse pull trials where they raced farm horses pulling cinder blocks okay this week i m actually going to get some good photos uploaded hope you are enjoying your thanksgiving weekends labels japan 3 comments share happy thanksgiving wednesday november 21 2012 have a happy thanksgiving enjoying the last of the fall colors source 500px com via ann on pinterest before the snow monsters appear source nationalgeographic com via ann on pinterest labels vacation 1 comment share farmhouse revisted thursday november 15 2012 it isn t often i find a house where i really love the details of every room remember how i said in my last post how i love gil schafer s work i think this ny farmhouse is just so warm and welcoming all photos from architectural digest labels house inspiration new york no comments share back doors monday november 12 2012 i m still unpacking i m very slow about these things these days and sorting through photos however on my flight home i was catching up on some reading and found this lovely line in the very last pages of my antonia by willa cather in farm houses somehow life comes and goes by the back door it got me thinking about these lovely spaces source uploaded by user via ann on pinterest source theletteredcottage net via ann on pinterest source flickr com via ann on pinterest don t you just love gil schafer s work labels books house inspiration 3 comments share taipei friday november 9 2012 just returned from a whirlwind trip to taipei i have a bunch of photos to share soon source and parnassus if there had been more time i would have tried to talk you into lunch next trip labels vacation 2 comments share high low thursday november 1 2012 while shopping for baby linens i came across an etsy seller whose pillows are a great affordable option for the linen fans of leontine linens here s the original pricing in around 400 if you like the applique style but don t require exact measurements here s one from etsy seller calico daisy priced at 64 two for 100 have a great weekend labels high low shopping 1 comment share newer posts older posts search social media blog archive 2017 6 august 2 july 4 2015 22 october 1 may 1 april 8 march 7 february 2 january 3 2014 33 december 9 october 3 september 2 august 4 july 3 june 4 may 1 april 4 january 3 2013 26 december 3 november 2 october 2 september 2 august 1 july 6 june 2 april 6 march 1 january 1 2012 180 december 8 november 8 the lee teng fang house orchid bonanza country sports happy thanksgiving farmhouse revisted back doors taipei high low 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