Tait & Co. Merchant House. In the early years, the Tamsui River was deep enough to anchor large ships, making it a very important port area after Tamsui was opened as a treaty port. "Tait & Co. Merchant House" was one of the top five trading companies in Tamsui at the time. In the early years, the Tamsui River was deep enough to anchor large ships, making it a very important port area after Tamsui was opened as a treaty port. "Tait & Co. Merchant House" was one of the top five trading companies in Tamsui at the time (along with Dent & Co., Hutchison & Co., I. E. & Co., Tait & Co., and Russell & Co.). Uniquely, in addition to the general trading functions of a foreign firm, "Tait & Co. Merchant House" primarily engaged in shipping, dominating Taiwan's shipping routes for thirty years. It not only witnessed the flourishing development of Tamsui after its port opening, but Dr. Mackay also took the steamship "Sea Dragon," owned by "Tait & Co. Merchant House," when he came to Taiwan. Starting in 2023, it serves as an exhibition space for the Tamsui Historical Site Micro-Museum.
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