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Phone
  
+886 2 2363 7375

Address
  
No. 1, Lane 16, Section 3, Xinsheng South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–10PMQingming Festival might affect these hoursWednesday(Qingming Festival)10AM–10PMHours might differThursday10AM–10PMFriday10AM–10PMSaturday10AM–10PMSunday10AM–10PMMonday10AM–10PMTuesday10AM–10PMSuggest an edit

Taiwanese tea ceremony at wistaria tea house


Wistaria Tea House (Chinese: 紫藤廬; pinyin: Zǐténg Lú), the Wisteria House, or Wistaria House is a well-known and historically important teahouse located in the Daan District, of Taipei, Taiwan. The establishment is situated in a Japanese-style wooden house built in the 1920s on Xinsheng South Road. The teahouse is named after the three wisteria vines planted in the front courtyard forming a shaded area leading to the entrance of the building. The teahouse, with its circa 1930s decor, was reopened to much fanfare after a long needed renovation in 2008.

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The teahouse was used during the filming of Eat Drink Man Woman.

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History

The house served as a residence for the Governor-General of Taiwan under Japanese rule prior to 1945 and became government dormitories under the Republic of China administration in 1950. The building became a teahouse and gained its present name in 1981 and was meeting place for political dissidents such as Lei Chen (雷震) fighting for a democratic Taiwan during the 1980s. Since then, Wisteria House has been and continues to be a favored meeting place for Taipei literati, artists, and academics. It has since been designated as a historic monument by the Taipei government in 1997 and operation of the teahouse was turned over to the Wistaria Cultural Association by the Taipei City Cultural Bureau.

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Wistaria Tea House Wikipedia