Xu Family Bamboo Pavilion. Located north of Touwu Junior High School. Located north of Touwu Junior High School. Legend has it that the residence was once surrounded by lush bamboo, hence the name "Bamboo Pavilion." Another theory suggests that the Xu family was a scholarly lineage, producing many intellectuals during the late Qing Dynasty and Japanese colonial period. The Xu residence was situated on the south bank of the Longjingtan section of the Houlong River. Several bamboo pavilions were built there to entertain poets and scholars from the mountainous regions, thus giving it its name. The Bamboo Pavilion Xu family's ancestral home is in Jiaoling, Guangdong. Their 14th-generation ancestor, Xu Haomin, crossed the sea to Taiwan during the Qianlong era and settled at the current site of Kan Tou Wu, Miaoli. Originally built during the Guangxu era, it was slightly renovated after the great earthquake of 1935 and remains remarkably well-preserved. The front courtyard is divided into inner and outer sections. In the outer courtyard, to the right, is a stone flag pedestal for a tribute student. The roof ridge is in the swallowtail style. The doors and windows of the main hall are exquisitely carved with delicate floral decorations. The hall enshrines the ancestral tablets of the Xu family's Donghai Hall. Behind the shrine is the rear door of the main hall, a very rare architectural layout. Not far from the Xu residence is Longjingtan, located at the confluence of the Laotianliao River and the Houlong River. It is a deep pool that was once wide, serving as the best place for villagers to race dragon boats and for literati to row boats, admire the moon, and compose poetry. Therefore, "Moonlit Dragon Pool" was once one of the eight scenic spots of the old era.
Address: 苗栗縣頭屋鄉頭屋村中正街
Hours: 00:00–23:59
Miaoli