Yue Mei Chi Liu Residence Introduction
At the foot of Bagua Mountain, beside Shanjiakou Road (County Road 137) in Nanya Village, Shetou Township, Changhua County, there lies the largest architectural complex in Taiwan, which includes Qijiao Liu Residence and Yuemei Pond Liu Residence. The former has 16 protective dragons, while the latter has 13. This architectural style is a form of collective defense developed by the Holo and Hakka ethnic groups during the early reclamation process in response to conflicts, as they sought refuge at the foot of the mountain. It has been identified by geomancers as the "Mao Crab Hole," with the inner protective dragons designed as "Xiangbei Houses" that connect the front and back, resembling the two "claws" of a crab; the outer protective dragons represent "crab legs," with the main building symbolizing the "crab body," named "Ningyuan Hall," facing east with a slight tilt south. It is also named "Tuan Yuan Hall," and the geomancer initially identified it as the "Earthworm Hole," hence a large pond shaped like a crescent moon was built in front of the residence for nurturing purposes, with ditches connecting all protective dragons, oriented east to west.
