The building is made of timber and was constructed during the period of Japanese occupation. But as with many old and interesting buildings in Taiwan it's destined to be destroyed, and fall victim to Taiwan's obsession with "modernity". You can see the decor has a lot of character and has a mini-rain forest in the centre; cool! You can see from the calender that Ah Q has been around since at least 1994; big shame to see it go!
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Ah-Q is one of my favourite teahouses in Taichung, where MY wife & I always go when we return to the city.
Last time I was there was Feb 08 - is it seriously going to be knocked down soon or are you just musing?
my wife is in Taichung right now on holiday, as it is, but she hasn't been to the teahouse yet...
Yes unfortunately it has already been pulled down. They have moved across the street, but it is nowhere near as good as before in terms of atmosphere.
It's a big shame and concerned some lease wrangle with the local government, currently the site just remains disused.
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