Qionglin Settlement Introduction
Qionglin, located in the central part of Kinmen Island, has a population primarily composed of the Cai surname. This area is the largest settlement of ancient houses in Kinmen. In the past, due to the emergence of many talented individuals achieving significant success in their careers, the Ming Dynasty's Emperor Xizong awarded the name "Qionglin" to the area. Whenever someone passed the imperial examination, a family ancestral hall would be constructed, resulting in over six ancestral halls in Qionglin, famously known as "Seven Halls and Eight Ancestral Halls." These include the Cai Family Temple (Great Ancestral Hall), the Liu Shi Zhuxi Ancestral Hall, the Shi Shi Bayi Ancestral Hall, the Liu Shi Le Pu Ancestral Hall and Shi Shi Ting Fu Ancestral Hall, the Liu Shi Qian Ting Fang Ancestral Hall, the Shi Yi Rong Sheng Ancestral Hall, and the Shi Liu Cai Shou Yu Ancestral Hall. It can be said that Qionglin is the settlement with the most ancestral halls on Kinmen Island, with the Cai Family Temple being the central point of this settlement and the pride of the major clan, the Cai family. The lion statue embedded in the back wall of the temple is a popular attraction for many visitors, and it has now been designated as a historic site.
