Qionglin Settlement Introduction
Located in the central part of Kinmen Island, Qionglin is a settlement primarily inhabited by the Tsai clan and is the largest ancient residence cluster in Kinmen. Historically, it was known for producing talented individuals who achieved remarkable success in their careers. The Ming dynasty's Emperor Xizong granted it the name "Qionglin," and at that time, whenever someone passed the imperial examination, a ancestral hall would be built. Consequently, there are as many as six ancestral halls in Qionglin, collectively referred to as "Seven Halls and Eight Ancestral Halls." These include the Tsai Clan Ancestral Hall (Da Zong), the Liu Shi Zhu Xi Gong Ancestral Hall, the Shi Shi Bai Ya Gong Ancestral Hall, the Liu Shi Le Pu Gong and Shi Shi Ting Fu Gong Ancestral Hall, the Liu Shi Qian Ting Fang Ancestral Hall, the Shi Yi Rong Sheng Gong Ancestral Hall, and the Shi Liu Tsai Shou Yu Ancestral Hall, making it the settlement with the most ancestral halls on Kinmen Island. The Tsai Clan Ancestral Hall serves as the focal point of the Qionglin settlement and symbolizes the honor of the predominant Tsai family, with the wind lion god embedded in the back wall of the ancestral hall being a popular attraction for many visitors and is currently designated as a historic site. The Flower Tile Wall is a new artistic landscape in the Qionglin settlement, located on the wall of a residential building behind the Qionglin Protective Temple Stage. It was created by local artist Wu Dingxin and community residents, who collaboratively made the flower tiles using traditional brick kilns, vividly depicting the hibiscus flowers of Kinmen County, thriving throughout the four seasons!
