Built with a 300-million-yuan investment！Yilan’s Arabian Little White House in Waiao may open to the public

▲The private villa built by Lin Chao-wen, founder of Yilan’s Youai Department Store, in Waiao, Yilan, has garnered much attention for its distinctive Middle Eastern architectural style, and recent reports indicate it may soon open to the public. (Photo／Cropped fromWikipedia,same below)

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Yilan is set to gain another landmark—the Arabian Little White House built with a 300-million-yuan investment is expected to open to the public soon！Located beside the coastal highway in Yilan’s Waiao area, this Arabian-style building features five onion-shaped white domes inside, making it hard to miss when driving by. However, as it is a private villa, the general public has not been allowed entry. But recent reports suggest that there are plans to open it to visitors in the future.

▲Next to the private villa built by Youai Department Store founder Lin Chao-wen is a Hangzhou-style garden named “Guilian Garden,” built by Lin to show gratitude to his wife Yang Guilian for her lifelong support.This building, known to locals as the “Little White House” and officially called the Rongzi Museum, is rumored to house many of Lin Chao-wen’s treasured wood carvings, bronzes, ceramics, and other Middle Eastern antiques. According to reports, plans are underway to allow the general public to apply for visits, but details such as the open areas, visiting routes, and guided tours still require some time to finalize, and no official opening date has been set yet.

The Rongzi Museum, with its high white walls and gates that have long remained locked, has always been a mysterious building that the public has wanted to peek into. The news that it may soon open to the public is undoubtedly great. Once officially opened, not only will visitors be able to see its mysterious interior, but it is also expected to spark a wave of pilgrimages.

Rongzi Museum

Address: No. 328, Section 2, Binhai Road, Toucheng Township
Address: No. 328, Section 2, Binhai Road, Toucheng Town