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Mofan Street

Coordinates: 24°25′54.1″N 118°19′8.7″E / 24.431694°N 118.319083°E / 24.431694; 118.319083
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Mofan Street
Mofan Street is located in Taiwan
Mofan Street
Taiwan
Native name模範街 (Chinese)
Typestreet
Length75 m (246 ft)
LocationJincheng, Kinmen, Fukien Province, Taiwan
Coordinates24°25′54.1″N 118°19′8.7″E / 24.431694°N 118.319083°E / 24.431694; 118.319083
Construction
Construction start1924
Completion1925

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

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

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Chang, Yun-ping (6 April 2003). "Kinmen highlights its heritage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ Wu, Cheng-ting (2 January 2018). "Kinmen features one nation on each side of the street". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Mofan Street". Lonely Planet. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Model Street". Classic Kinmen Travel. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Mofan Street".