Xin Fang Chun Tea House

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Sin Hong Choon Tea House is a Dadaocheng shophouse that combined a tea business, warehouse, roasting factory, and family residence. Wang Fangqun came to Taiwan from Anxi, Fujian, and traded pouchong tea, exporting it to Thailand. In 1934, his son Wang Lianhe built the present house, bringing tea production, offices, client reception, and family life under one roof. Visitors can walk from the main hall on the first floor through the shop, accounting room, and central passage to a light well named for the sun and moon. Ceramic drainpipes shaped like bamboo joints line the red-brick wall; the rear roasting area once held one hundred roasting pits. The second floor was used by women sorting tea, while the third contained an altar room, living quarters, and a reception room. Windows, brickwork, cypress handrails, and “one heart, three leaves” lattice details connect business and domestic life. Saved from demolition after the tea house closed, the restored building now presents the history of the tea trade. Moving from work areas to living spaces shows how Dadaocheng merchants organized an entire tea business within a shophouse.