Wadian Zhang Bairong Residence Introduction
Wadong Village, known as "Wadong Port Society" during the Qing Dynasty, was referred to as "Wadong Township (Society)" and "Wadong" during the Japanese colonial period. It was only after the restoration that it came to be called Wadong Village. The ancestors began to serve as officials during the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, with dozens of large sailing ships trading with Guangdong and Fujian. At that time, families of officials and wealthy households all had their roofs covered with curved ceramic tiles, which in Minnan dialect are called "Wadong," hence the name. Within the village, one can see cattle, bullock carts, and traditional stone houses, which have become significant historical resources of Wadong Village. Zhang Baiwan, a businessman from Baisha Township in Penghu, has a wealth-building process filled with folk legends. One of his descendants achieved military merit, and thus in the second year of the Yongzheng Emperor, he was granted an imperial edict; this gilded gold box of the edict is currently preserved in the Zhang family residence in Wadong Village, Baisha Township, and is the only known edict plaque in Penghu. The owner of the house, along with three generations of the Zhang family, were conferred as "General Huaiyuan" by the Qing emperors, and many precious cultural relics remain today, making it a unique ancient mansion in Penghu. [Recommended stay time] 0.5 hours
Wadong Zhang's Million House Front
