Kong Family Ancestral House Introduction
Proceeding along the Elderly Road in front of the Chen Family Ancient House, take a right turn at the first fork, and you will soon discover another old building, the Gong Family Ancient House, which is better preserved and has a more rustic and elegant environment. About a hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Gong family, four brothers, relocated from Tuku Village in Ligang Township, Pingtung County, to settle in Qilao Village. The ancient house is built in the traditional Sanheyuan style, covering an area of approximately 1.3 hectares, with thirty interconnected rooms. In the center of the front yard is an altar dedicated to Guanyin, while the rear yard features a shrine for the ancestral tablets of the Gong family. The beams and columns of the Gong family building are made from the "Fujian fir," which has remained sturdy for over a century. The walls are about 36 centimeters thick, constructed entirely from stone and lime without any use of cement. The door and wall carvings depict auspicious symbols such as landscapes, dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and cranes, which have withstood the test of time and still appear vivid. The walls above the windows are carved into the shape of books, adorned with poems, each window featuring different contents, with the inscriptions still clearly visible today. The floors of the front and back yards are paved with red bricks in a diamond pattern to prevent cracking, showcasing the scientific aspect of the architecture.
