Tuesday's magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the south has left 13 historic sites in Tainan in need of repairs.
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00:00Shattered plaster and piles of splintered tiles littered the ground after a magnitude
00:056.4 earthquake hit the historic city of Tainan.
00:08This collection of around 20 buildings on the city's edge, known as the Old Jiang Family
00:13Residence, is a farming village, with some sections dating back 200 years.
00:18But the main quake and the punishing aftershocks that followed threatened to make this historic
00:22complex uninhabitable.
00:27The assessment of the damage, from cracked roofs to crumbling columns, is grim.
00:48This is just one of 13 historic sites in the oldest city in Taiwan that needs urgent repairs
00:53after the earthquake.
00:54At this site, commemorating one of the bloodiest uprisings against Japanese colonial rule,
00:59the walls are warped and split with cracks, while glass windows have disintegrated.
01:04And while damage is lighter at Houbi Train Station, built in 1902, a professional assessment
01:09is still needed to make sure the structure is OK.
01:17The Culture Ministry is already drawing up plans for repairs, and promising it will fight
01:25to get the funding needed.
01:27But aftershocks, the strongest above magnitude 5.0, continue to rattle this historic corner
01:33of Taiwan, so the damage may not be over.
01:37Hank Hsu and John Van Triest for Taiwan Plus.