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Jin Shi Mansion

Jinshi Mansion Zeng Yung-Hsi was born in 1788, and he was outstandingly clever since childhood. In 1810, he passed the highest civil service examination 'Jin shi'in capital and became the first successful 'Jin shi' from Taiwan.  
 
Zeng Yung-Hsi built for himself a big mansion in 1838, which had three-door width and five sections. On the top of the front gate hung a sigh board ' Jin Shi Mansion', but the last three sections of the house had already destroyed during the World War Two, only the first two sections of house still existed. The Jin Shi Mansion was very famous for its delicate wood sculpture. On the bottom edge of the column under the roof, dragon-fish decorations look lively. On the main hall, the delicate engraving skill on the surface of the door, the bottom of the door engraved the repeated Chinese word "wan" (ten thousand, means prosperlous), the upper part were written poems or decorated with lucky and fortune symbols, the craft art looked marvelous . 
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