Wangan Huazhai Introduction
Wang-an Flower House Settlement is one of the most well-preserved traditional settlements in the Penghu area. Over 300 years ago, Han Chinese immigrants settled here, and the surrounding hills create a landscape that resembles petals encircling a flower center. The residents cultivated land and built houses near the center (at the top of Shanzaiwei), hence the name "Flower House." After Taiwan's recovery, due to its geographical location in the center of the four villages of Wang-an Township, it was renamed Zhongshe Village. Among the ancient houses in the Flower House area, the most famous one is the "Zeng Family Ancestral Hall," built with red bricks and featuring Zeng characters in the window design. This exquisite ancestral hall is the most well-preserved building in the settlement, contrasting with most ancient houses in Penghu which are constructed with coral stone. The Zeng Family Ancestral Hall is built with basalt, and its front windows are designed in a style reminiscent of scrolls. Due to years of neglect, the descendants of the Zeng family raised funds to repair the hall, which has now become a shared spiritual anchor and symbol for the Zeng family descendants.
