The ancestral home of the Mei-He Lin Family in Daxi is Longxi County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. In 1804, the first-generation founding ancestor, Lin Bang-xing (1733–1837), crossed the sea to Taiwan. Along with his cousin Lin San-ju, he was entrusted by his nephew Lin Ping-hou (1766–1844) to sell government-monopoly salt in the Xiaoli area (present-day Bade). Lin Bang-xing’s eldest son, Lin Deng-yun (1815–1888; courtesy name Hong-liang, art name Bu-qing, also known as Qi-hai), served as the manager of the Lin Ben Yuan Estate’s rent collection office in Dakekan. In 1869 (the 8th year of the Tongzhi Emperor), he began the construction of "Meihe Shanzhuang" in Touliao, San-ceng, Daxi, Taoyuan—an area close to Cihu and the Touliao Reservoir. To this day, Meihe Shanzhuang stands as a massive courtyard complex consisting of two main halls and five wings. In January 2004, it was designated as a historic building of Taoyuan City (Document No. 0930534224). The site is located at Plot No. 277, Touliao Subsection, Sanceng Section, Daxi District, Taoyuan City, with a registered area of 5,100 square meters.
Meihe Shanzhuang was built in 1869 (the 8th year of the Tongzhi reign, Qing Dynasty) by Lin Deng-yun (courtesy name Hong-liang, art names Bu-qing and Deng-yun, also known as Qi-hai, 1815–1888), and was originally named "Rong Feng Di" (The Gloriously Ennobled Mansion). Lin Deng-yun, whose ancestral r...
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