Lin Family Ancient House Leisure Farm Introduction
Before entering the Lin Family Ancient Residence located in Daping Village, Guanyin District, you will be greeted by a straw doll crafted by the owner, Lin Jintang, featuring a gourd as its nose. All the old cows, puppets, and traditional bamboo irrigation waterwheels seen in the garden are created by the owner himself. The garden covers an area of about 7 hectares and features a lotus pond, a resting area, a vegetable shed, and the ancient residence. It is primarily focused on lotus viewing and the sale of related products, and during the flowering season from June to October, sunflowers and ginger lilies are also available for viewing. The Lin Family Ancient Residence is a traditional building over a hundred years old, comprising a single hall and four surrounding dragon ridges, captivating visitors with its antique charm. The paths lined with wine jars, red brick arches, and swaying straw dolls amidst the lush greenery evoke a sense of returning to a simple rural community of the early Republic of China era. To allow more people to appreciate the beauty of the ancient residence, the descendants of the Lin family have transformed it into a local museum, offering guided tours to introduce historical artifacts to visitors, achieving an educational yet entertaining experience! A sales section is also set up, offering delicious treats such as lotus seed ice cream, lotus flower tea, sunflower ice cream, lotus seed pastries, stone lotus jelly, and lotus seed jelly. In the resting area, there is a pond with several lotus flowers and ducks, where visitors can enjoy lotus seed ice cream while admiring the lotus and watching the ducks play in the water, experiencing the joys of rural life. Next to the resting area, the vegetable shed grows pumpkins, grapes, and loofah, and further ahead, you will see the expansive lotus pond. Inside the ancient residence, which belongs to the Southern Min style of three-compound architecture and has a history of over a hundred years, ancient furniture and farming tools are displayed, narrating the life of traditional farmers, as well as the ecology and uses of lotus flowers, presenting the simple beauty of rural life. On the way back, you might consider purchasing some fresh lotus seeds, fragrant lotus flower tea, lotus root, and lotus root powder, which are great for gifts or personal use. (Part of the information is sourced from the "Welcoming City III" published by the Taoyuan City Government Hakka Affairs Council)
