page_title: Architecture of Taiwan
section_title: Stone Slab Housing
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Taiwan / Prehistory (-1621) / Stone Slab Housing
caption_attribution_description: English: Slabstone House by Paiwan (One Ethnic Group among the Taiwanese Aborigines)/ by Japanese Anthropologist Mori Ushinosuke / Date Unknow/ ca. Prior to 1945Twi: 排灣族來義社頭目家的石板屋建築，其基礎結構和卑南遺址的建築有部分相似/ 森丑之助
context_page_description: The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in prehistoric times; to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the Dutch and Spanish period; the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of anti-Qing sentiment and Minnan-style architecture was introduced; in Qing dynasty period, a mix of Chinese and Western architecture appeared and artillery battery flourished during Qing's Self-Strengthening Movement; During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the Minnan, Japanese and Western culture were main influencers in architectural designs and saw the introduction and use of reinforced concrete. Due to excessive Westernization as a colony, after the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan at the end of World War II, Chinese classical style became popular and entered into international mainstream as a postmodern design style. Today, Taiwanese architecture has undergone much diversification, every style of architecture can be seen.
context_section_description: The Paiwan and Bunun tribes made houses using thatched roofing and made walls from stones, homes of nobles were decorated with elaborate wood carvings. The special characteristics of such houses is that dark colored building materials help conceal the buildings in its environment and the layered use of rocks mimic the scales of the hundred pacer snake that they worship.
caption: Stone slab house of the Paiwan tribe taken by Japanese anthropologist Ushinosuke Mori prior to 1945.
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