Shigouqian Living Room

Tainan | Shigouqian Living Room — gold in the gutter, an old house spanning three centuries. Wander at a slow pace into Xinyi Street, a narrow lane of the old city, past old houses and new homes where past and present intertwine; finally, stop in front of a white wooden door hung with couplets — Shigouqian Living Room. Gently push open this door full of memories, and it feels like stepping back into the good old days a century ago. The story begins with a rather pungent river: "Shigouqian" was the northernmost branch of the Five Channels (Wutiaogang), once used to transport night soil — hence its rather "smelly" name. This old street house, built in 1897, stands right beside that waterway; after the Tainan Canal was completed, the old river