De Yue Lou

Taiwan · Kinmen County · Jincheng Township · Historic Sites

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Overview

De Yue Lou was built in 1931, commissioned by Huang Huihuang, who became wealthy through commerce in the Shuitou settlement, and designed and constructed by craftsman Chen Nanan from Fujian. It is a towering building and was the tallest structure in the Shuitou settlement at that time, named 'De Yue Lou' meaning 'the pavilion by the water gets the moon first.'

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No. 45, Qianshuitou, Jincheng Township, Kinmen County 893 Phone: (08) 2321103

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