路竹洪宗記洋樓 - Lane 17

Low-key building

This building is the former residence of Mr. Hong Zongpai of Okayama Prefecture in the era of the Japanese occupation. It is also the ancestral home of Mr. Hong Ronghua, the first elected county magistrate of Kaohsiung County. It is the most magnificent and luxurious building in the Luzhu area. "Hong Jia Yang Lou" adopts a "return" type structure, and the internal space is a "well" pattern. The main structure is mainly made of reinforced bricks, supplemented by reinforced concrete. The surface is mainly decorated with stone washing. The first floor is made of composite columns. The second floor is made of imitation multi-column columns. Beautifully crafted with horizontal teeth and enamel belts. On the central rounded wall, the medals are on the clay sculpture. "Zong Ji" is the declaration of the family business. The left and right pillars are decorated with western vases and clay sculptures. On the top floor, the corner pillars are made of scroll-shaped clay sculptures. The balcony railings wash the stones. The bottle is decorated with a solid wall on the top floor. The "Sô-ki Ko" on the top of the eaves on the top of the house is decorated with an arched stone platform and is elegant.

After a long wait, Hong Zongji Mansion is finally registered as a historical building! CE Hong Zongpei, born in Luzhu in 1872, worked at the Qiaozaitou Sugar Factory of Taiwan Sugar Co., Ltd. in his early years. He gradually became rich by investing in the sugar industry. He was once the Baozheng of Banlu Bamboo Village. From CE 1925 to 1930, Hong Zongpei served as the head of Luzhuzhuang. After resignation, he became the head of Luzhu Credit and a member of the Luzhuzhuang Council. He was admired by the villagers for his defiance of public duties. He is quite famous. He is a Japanese The representative leadership of Shidailuzhu. The influence of his family continued even after the war. Hong Ronghua, the son of Hong Zongpei, was elected as the first elected county magistrate of Kaohsiung County. Propaganda, banners, and banners are also dominated by red, witnessing the local political development of Kaohsiung. Hong Zongpei’s former residence "Hong Zongji Foreign House" is presumed to have been built by his father when he was the chief executive officer. Around CE 1925, it was one of Kaohsiung’s few remaining complete corridor-type foreign-style houses, and it also has a symbolic significance in the history of Taiwan’s architectural development. It also explains the prosperity and development of Luzhu at that time. The overall decorative theme of the western-style building is very harmonious, and the various architectural vocabularies are visually harmonious, and the rich shadows created by the stitching on each facade enhance the three-dimensional sense of the building and present an elegant rhythmic beauty. It can be described as Taiwan One of the important characteristic cases of gentry foreign-style houses. In the past, the surrounding hinterland was very large, with gardens and landscapes, but no longer exists. The western-style building is still intact. The open space in front of the scaffolding was once used as a temporary market in Wennan Village. The descendants of the Hong family collected the stall rent and stopped. It has not been removed after use, so that the front view of the western-style building is completely obscured. Due to the scattered property rights of future generations, land ownership has been subject to legal auctions. The descendants who want to preserve the western-style building and hold part of the property rights of the house are still in litigation with the new landlord, and news of the demolition has been repeatedly reported. In order to avoid malicious damage to the western-style building, the club reported the cultural assets to the Cultural Affairs Bureau in December 106. After the review meeting last month, it was confirmed to be registered as a historical building. It is hoped that the Cultural Affairs Bureau will continue to assist the landlord and future generations to communicate, coordinate a win-win situation acceptable to both parties, respect the rights and interests of property owners, and leave a precious cultural asset for Kaohsiung. Please continue to pay attention to the Hong Zongji Mansion. The subsequent changes have made the public sector aware of the preservation of more local culture!

In 2019.2, the new landlord announced that "no ownership announced ownership". If it was not for 2018 that the Cultural Bureau had applied for cultural preservation, this nearly 100-year-old building might face the fate of being demolished after 2.15.

Have a good meal, but parking is not convenient

Hong Zongpei’s former residence "Hong Zongji Foreign House" is presumed to have been built by his father when he was the chief executive. Around 1925, the building was square in plan. Except for the surrounding corridors, the internal layout should be similar to Chen Zhonghe Foreign House and Li Rong Foreign House. , Both of which are traditional Han spaces integrated into the use of western-style buildings, but the difference from the former two is that there is no porch on the front.