Lin Family Historical Residence Leisure Farm Introduction
Before entering the Lin Family Ancient House located in Dapu Village, Guanyin District, visitors are greeted by a straw doll crafted by the owner, Lin Jin-tang, featuring a gourd for a nose. All the old cows, puppets, and traditional bamboo irrigation waterwheels seen in the garden are creations of the garden's owner. The garden boasts a lotus pond covering about 7 acres, resting areas, a vegetable shed, and the ancient house, primarily focused on lotus viewing and selling related products. During the flower season from June to October, visitors can also enjoy sunflowers and ginger flowers. The Lin Family Ancient House, a historic structure with over a century of history and a traditional Min Nan style of one main entrance and four protective dragons, captivates visitors with its antique charm. The fragrant lotus, wine jar pathway, red brick arches, and swaying straw dolls create a lush green landscape, reminiscent of a rustic rural society from the early Republic of China. The descendants of the Lin family, dedicated to preserving this historic site, have transformed the house into a local cultural museum, providing professional guided tours to educate visitors about the historical artifacts while ensuring an enjoyable experience. Furthermore, there is a shop selling delicious treats such as lotus seed ice cream, lotus flower tea, sunflower ice cream, lotus seed pastries, stone lotus flower jelly, and lotus seed jelly. The resting area features a pond with several lotus flowers and ducks, allowing visitors to enjoy lotus seed ice cream while 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 loofahs, leading to a vast lotus pond. Inside the ancient house, which is over a hundred years old and a traditional Min Nan-style Sanheyuan structure, ancient furniture and farming tools are displayed, narrating the past agricultural lifestyle, lotus ecology, and its uses, presenting a rustic rural appearance. On the way back, consider purchasing fresh lotus seeds, fragrant lotus flower tea, lotus root, and lotus root powder as souvenirs or for personal use. (Some information sourced from the "Hospitality City III" published by the Hakka Affairs Council of Taoyuan City Government)
