Zhang Liao temple, commonly known as “Zhang Liao mansion”, “Liao ancestral” or “Heaven and Ancestral Hall”, due to the “Order of the hu” as the number, it is also called the “Order of the Hu Tong.” Located in Taichung City Xiping Li Xian Street, No. 1, Lane 205, just at Feng Chia University, Feng Chia Night Market next to the periphery, near Feng Chia Bed and Breakfast , Recommended hotel Taichung.
Located in Taichung City Xiping Li Xian Street, No. 1, Lane 205, Chang Liao temple, its ancestral heritage type class for three monuments, builder was designed by the Tangshan master craftsman, craftsmen’s name because of the age, has been untraceable .
Zhang Liao temple enshrined Zhang Liao sixth generation ancestor, “Zhang Liao days with” Guangxu 12 years to build, in Guangxu 13 years (1887) from the building, after Zhang Liao family 30 years of continuous building in Taisho five years (1916) and finally all completed its pattern similar Hakka architecture, the main building in the traditional three two over the water plus a common Hakka Round Houses of Earthen Ring, and its variety of forms Dougong place for it rare, square, octagonal, bowl, diamond, vase shaped, etc., according to experts may be associated with the new test, according to the process of building the differences arising from different master.
Zhang Liao quaint and majestic temple, designed by the Tangshan craftsmen for Qing Dynasty masterpiece of ancient buildings.
The main building reference traditional Hakka three two over the water plus an Enclosed in the form, the traditional courtyard houses surrounded by a spacious courtyard.
Variety of forms and their brackets for it at the rare, namely, square, octagonal, bowl, diamond, vase shape.
Still maintaining the traditional family temple known as “Hongmiao, black ancestral home” of features, from the main hall, over the water and into the black Enclosed exterior finishes, you can get a glimpse.
Zhang Liao Chuan Temple temple is composed of three, left guard and two dragon gate connected to form an elongated pattern quite magnificent facade, the bird’s eye view, the house can be found in three river over the water through two connected Baidian Gallery, the main hall of the formation of closed space.
This space is at ritual ceremonies am to show its sanctity.
Exquisite wooden structure and painted, the beams girders with the town of evil and stabilizing role of Leo peculiar shape, as well as the round window with blue paint gray striped pattern thousand words, its coordination Austere architecture revealed.
Zhang Liao ancestral temple in 1985 (74 years) 27 November designated as the three monuments, still maintaining the traditional temple functions, and Zhang Liao family remains as a symbol of the spirit of family and clan gatherings.
Zhang Liao family from the early Ming Zhang Yuanzi, originally part of the same clan, hall number “Qing Wu,” Zhang county number from the “Ching” and Lio county number “Wuwei”, depicting the word which consists of former Church Road.
As Liao Liao is divided into single and dual Liao, this Zhang Liao Zhang Gongliao mother temple that is built after generation of descendants, commonly known as Zhang Liao Gong hall, while the dual Liao offspring although registered in the family register as Liao, but after the death of tombstone but many carved surnamed Zhang, arose from the sky and then Hui Zhang willing ﹝ ﹞ Pei Liu Shao Anguan thirty-nine Lang married into the house, but implicit in their offspring must be “born when surnamed Liao, dead things return to Zhang,” so we Liu clan can be found on the tombstone is engraved surnamed Zhang.
Zhang Liao temple “Order of the Hu Tong”, Liao sixth generation ancestor veneration “Liao day with.”
Liao towards hole in Kangxi four years (1701) crossing Taiwan, Yunlin County Erlun early home, and later settled in Taichung Tun area, descendants multiply more and more.
Teng Wei Liu clan reverence for his ancestors for strength and cohesion of the clan, was twelve years Guangxu (1886) the building of a temple, get Liao three, Zhang Liao Liao governance tribe enthusiastic response, donate money, and offered, the push to send the three public sector management.
Temple began construction in 1909, Temple was completed in 1911, and to continue to build the left and right guard dragon (ie Enclosed) and Taisho five years (1916) to complete all construction.
Although natural disasters but had subsequently varies repair damage, but the overall building still maintains the previous scale.
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