Moving Castle

The Moving Castle (Chinese: 白色陋屋; pinyin: Báisè Lòuwū; lit. 'White Hovel') is a house in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.

Moving Castle
白色陋屋
General information
Type	house
Location	Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′4.5″N 121°9′32.3″E
Technical details
Floor count	4

History

The 4-story house was built by an owner surnamed Lee, who had served in the National Revolutionary Army and fled Mainland China for Taiwan after the end of the Chinese Civil War. He later served the Republic of China Armed Forces and was based in Tainan. His house was constructed over 30 years with materials left abandoned, such as wood, bricks and glass. In July 2016, the house was severely damaged by Typhoon Nepartak.^[1] Lee died in January 2017.^[2]

Architecture

The house resembles the house featured in the Japanese movie Howl's Moving Castle.^[2] The owner used to live on the second floor and grew vegetables on the third floor.^[1]

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

1. Everington, Keoni (9 January 2017). "Builder of Taitung's mysterious ramshackle 'Moving Castle' dies at age 89". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
2. "'Moving Castle' owner dies". The China Post. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.