Luoyang Village Hakka Peng Residence

Luoyang Village Hakka Peng Residence

The Peng Huidou Ancestral Hall and Main House, located in Luoyang Village, Dafeng Town, Suichuan County, Ji'an City, is commonly known as Wuya Luoliang. Constructed starting in the 53rd year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1788) by Peng Huidou and completed during the Jiaqing era.

The overall Wuya Luoliang complex faces east and covers an area of 7,830 square meters, consisting of two main sections: the residential buildings and the surrounding enclosure. The residential section has a rectangular horizontal layout, measuring 94 meters in width and 51 meters in depth, covering an area of 4,606 square meters. The entire structure consists of five parallel buildings with gable-and-hip roofs and double-eave architectural style. The central building is the ancestral hall, flanked by residential houses. In front of the houses there are open courtyards, the Juxing Pool (Star-gathering Pond), perimeter walls, and connecting corridors between the buildings, making it both a unified complex and independently functional units. In front of the living quarters, elements are arranged sequentially including the courtyard, screen wall, well, Juxing Pool, and semi-circular earthen enclosure walls. Similar enclosure walls also exist on the sides and rear of the residences. The Juxing Pool lies adjacent to the curved perimeter wall and is divided vertically into several smaller ponds, covering a total area of 3,224 square meters. On the slightly western part of the screen wall, there is a pair of flagpole stones inscribed with the characters “Qianlong 59th Year, Jiayin Year,” but the inscriptions of merits, honors, and names have faded and are no longer legible.

The entire architectural complex centers around the Peng Clan’s Huidou Ancestral Hall, with two rows of residential buildings symmetrically arranged on either side. The exterior walls are made of blue bricks, while the interior walls consist of wooden structures and earthen brick partitions. The five rows of houses are all interconnected via passageways, allowing for easy access throughout. Facilities within include the ancestral hall, living quarters, kitchens, storage rooms, classrooms, wells, and toilets—making the setup remarkably comprehensive.

The Peng Huidou Ancestral Hall has two wells and three courtyards, featuring 12 columns along the corridor. It includes a ceremonial hall, worship pavilion, ritual vessel storage, main hall, and front corridor, covering a total area of 752 square meters. It is said that the hall once hosted a banquet with 120 tables at one time. Both the caisson ceiling and the rolled awning are adorned with lacquered paintings. The caisson in the first courtyard depicts the Nine Stars and Heluo River diagram; the second features an illustration of “Eternal Imperial Grace”; the third has a central “Fu” (blessing) character with four bats at the corners, symbolizing the “Five Blessings Descending Upon the Home.” The rolled awning showcases 30 meticulously painted scenes, including legends and operatic tales such as “Zhang Liang Presenting Boots,” “Jiang Ziya Fishing,” “Guan Zhong Praying for Longevity,” as well as auspicious birds and rare flowers. These artworks are refined, brightly colored yet tasteful, uniquely styled, and rich in Hakka decorative elements.

The residential buildings are arranged on both sides of the ancestral hall, with two rows on each side. Each row consists of three courtyards and four sections, with rooms symmetrically placed along the sides of the courtyards. The row closest to the ancestral hall contains 28 rooms, while the outer row has 26 rooms, totaling 108 rooms across the four rows. In the middle section of each row’s depth, there is an east-west passageway that runs through the entire complex. The lower sections of the walls throughout the complex are built with rammed earth, with the ancestral hall’s wall base standing 1.75 meters high and the residential wall bases at 0.8 meters. Above the wall base, the upper walls are constructed from brick, wooden panel partitions, or lattice windows—though many have been modified in recent years to use earthen bricks.