De Xing Ju (Ouli Cultural Coffee) Introduction
Built in 1926, Deh Hsing Chou is a street-style western-style house, designed in a Baroque-style red brick architecture. Its column capitals simplify the Greek style, with detailed decorations incorporating traditional wooden forms, and floral and auspicious motifs are presented in a blend of Eastern and Western styles. The decorative colored ceramic tiles are rich in variety, and the materials used for both the facade and the interior are exquisite, unmatched at the time. "Deh Hsing Chou," located on Shenkeng Old Street, is operated by Huang De-long, a descendant of Huang Chong-shu, dealing in groceries and coal mining. It is said that Huang De-long dreamt of Lü Dongbin instructing him to go to Jiufen to mine for gold, which led to his success in becoming a wealthy figure on Shenkeng Street. In gratitude, he donated to build the Fortune Temple and Qixing Pond at Zhinan Temple, and in the first year of the Showa period (1926), he constructed a three-story western-style street house named "Deh Hsing Chou," which became the most luxurious western house on Shenkeng Street during the Japanese colonial period and is currently a representative building of Shenkeng Old Street; this is the legendary story behind Deh Hsing Chou.
