Octagonal House — The Octagonal House is a wooden mansion built in 1847, during the prosperous era when Yanshui's Yuejin Port was bustling with merchant ships and busy streets.

Octagonal House. The Octagonal House is a wooden mansion built in 1847, during the prosperous era when Yanshui's Yuejin Port was bustling with merchant ships and busy streets. The Octagonal House is a wooden mansion built in 1847, during the prosperous era when Yanshui's Yuejin Port was bustling with merchant ships and busy streets. The Yeh family, who amassed wealth as sugar merchants, specifically hired craftsmen from mainland China to build it. All the building materials, including Fuzhou cypress and bricks, were transported across the sea from China, making it a veritable mansion of its time. Address: 臺南市鹽水區中山路4巷1號 Hours: 00:00–23:59 Tainan