史料原文/譯文Yuzhu Ju (literally "residence") is in Xiaoli, a building with traditional section-compound designs, featuring wooden door, paintings and Koji ceramics. Originally from Zhangzhou, China, the Li family settled and built Ancestral Shrines and Tombs in Yingge in northern Taiwan, and Yuzhu Ju and Tang Dynasty Ju here.
Known for the bamboos at the back of the building, its main hall is the ancestral shrine, with a latched cypress door. The inscribed plaque above the doorframe is set against a red crackled design, and adorned with glass collage. The left wing room is decayed, but the right one is well-kept, with another plaque gracefully inscribed "Far-fetching Scents" (refers to the fame of good names, like good scents, reaches far). An old stone mortar and several sauce preservation pots lay in the front yard.
"Xiaoli" was the community name of Taiwanese aboriginal tribe Ketagalan; now became Taoyuan City Bade area's Xiaoli and Zhuyuan Village. In 18th century, the Han people came and collaborated with Ketagalan's liason for its development, redirecting several spring sites into one Xiaoli Pond, allowing year-round agricultural irrigation. Xiaoli is widely known for its "Infinite lands to the sight with infinite rice to the mind."
Yuzhu Ju represented Han people's development of Xiaoli in Bade. The area is known for abundance in bubbling spring water. An area where human activity blends in the nature through several laundering spots, plus known for its unique abundance with historical buildings, water
sources, and farmlands, it is well worth a visit.