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When were looking around and passing by the Guan-Jia Hall, Benelisa said it looks like there will be crocodile living inside but accidentally pronounced it as cockroach. Though the pond doesn't seems very clean but I can fee how stunning the place used to be. Then we went to the Yue-Po Terrance there were three ducks swimming there the environment was very chilling and relaxing.

The moment I stepped in the Lin Family Mansion and Garden, the vibe and atmosphere gave me a very special feeling. It feels like I’m back to the 1800s. Every building inside are all so spectacular and jaw dropping. Although there is some buildings inside we didn't get to see, but through these buildings I can tell how much people cherish these historical cultures and building, and how much effort they put in to protect and hand down this architecture. This journey also made my ordinary day a meaningful day.

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Ji-Gu Library is named after the the Ji-Gu Hall of Zi-Jin Mao in the Ming Dynasty. The function of the Ji-Gu Library is to collect books and study. From the exterior, the building can be divided into three sections and a pavilion in the front. Ji-Gu Library has doors both in the front and the back to facilitate ventilation and passing. The main structure was originally built with a plane roof and was changed into the current style during the Japanese colonization period. Functioned as a library, the design of its windows is simple but graceful. The pavilion in front of the house is grand and splendid. The most unique is its rolling-book-like roof. Some believe that the idea must be affected by the architecture style of South East Asia.

It is now used for selling some souvenirs like bookmarks that are made as the ancients, or antique necklaces, and some books and postcards that have pictures and paintings of different buildings in the Lin Family Mansion and Garden.

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Fang-Jian Study was a place for scholars and poets to study in the old times. In front of it, lies a pond with a stage in the middle, opposite of the Fang-Jian Study. Along the wall on the right-hand side of it are a series of artificial mountains. There is a path leading to the stage on which there is a wall called the “Tai-Shi wall.” Tai-Shi was the name of a high-rank official in the old time. When there is a performance during the nighttime, the place would become vivid and vibrant.

The water is the center of this section, and it is surrounded by houses, stage, corridors, passages, curved bridges, and artificial mountains. The two pavilions, one serving as the stage and the other as the auditorium, are separated by the water their reflections can be seen clearly when it is sunny. Here, one can appreciate the “pairing of the scenery,” one of the four Chinese garden building techniques. The architectural design not only enriches the scenes but also creates a marvelous sound effect in this closed area.

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After going to the Banqiao Di-Yi Temple, we went to the Lin Family Mansion and Garden. It was built by the Lin Ben Yuan family. It is one of the Four Great Gardens of Taiwan. And is also said to be Taiwan's most complete surviving example of traditional Chinese garden architecture. Back at 1847, this resident was a "rent house" for the Lin Ben Yuan family. This place is so much bigger that I thought. It looks like a massive palace.

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As its name "觀稼(Guan-Jia)", it is used to overlook the scene of farmers working in the countryside in the past times. There is an open terrace around the second floor, allowing people to climb up and look far away. In front of the building, there is an octagonal doorway on both sides, and a pond. Although the pond is narrow, it is full of design. It is designed with curved stone railings and arch bridges.

The Guan-Jia Hall itself is the second largest building in the garden. At the same time, it is the main building and background of the Rong-Yin Pool, making it difficult for people to see through the pool and rockeries at a glance. There is a peacock garden next to it. In the past, monkeys were raised in a rockery cave opposite the peacock garden. It has the meaning of adding more interest in life.

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▌Driving by yourself
❖National Freeway 3 :
❶Exit  Zhonghe / Banqiao Interchange➙Banqiao Wenhua Road➙Turn right to Minquan Road➙Turn left to Gongguan Road➙Connti Street and you will arrive

❷  Take the Tucheng exit ramp to Provincial Line 65 ➙Xianmin Avenue ➙ Turn left to Nanya South Road ➙ Connect to Guanqian West Road ➙Connect to Fuzhong Road → Connect to Ximen Street and you will arrive

❖National Freeway 1 :

Exit at Wugu Interchange ➙Connect to the Second Provincial Highway ➙ Turn right to Siyuan Road ➙ Go to Dahan Bridge ➙ Turn right to Wenhua Road ➙ Turn right to Minquan Road ➙ Turn left to Gongguan Road ➙ Connect to Ximen Street and you will arrive

▌Nearby parking lots
1.Fuzhong three - dimensional parking tower

2. Banqiao North Gate parking lot 3. Fuhou three-dimensional parking lot

▌Bus stop

❖Beimen Street Station: Bus 264 , 307 , 310 , 701 , 702 , 786 , 793 , 810 , 857 ( Danhai - Banqiao )

❖Linjia Garden Station: Bus 264 , 701 , 702 , 793

▌Take Exit 1 of Fuzhong
Station on the MRT Bannan Line, walk along Fuzhong Road for about200meters, turn right on Wenchang Street, go to the end and you will reach the park. It takes about15minutes to walk.

▌Train , high-speed rail

Get off at Banqiao Station and transfer to the bus at Banqiao Bus Station, or walk for about 20 minutes.

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In the north of the Rong-Yin Pool, there is a rockery imitating the Lin Family’s hometown in Zhangzhou. The pond is surrounded by pavilions of different shapes such as Plum Blossom Wu, Diaoyuji, and Yunjin Cong, including triangles, squares, rhombuses, octagons, and stacked pavilions.

A large part of the vitality of the Banyan Pool is provided by banyan trees. The huge shade, open natural ground and large area of ​​pool water can provide a pleasant environment here, making the garden more comfortable.

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Yue-Po Terrace is a place to appreciate the moon. There is a pavilion in the double diamond shape called Shui-Xie, a kind of Chinese architecture. The pond is in the shape of a crabapple leaf with a bridge connecting to the water bank. The whole structure looks like a small boat that parks on the dock. Such design provides an infinitive imagination. The double diamond shape is called “Fang-Sheng” in Mandarin. It is a common pattern used in classical Chinese arts and crafts, as a symbol of everlasting.

On the right-hand side of the pavilion, there are winding stone stairs called “she-ji.” It means “climb up the stairs.” In the old times, people could access the platform by going up the stairs. The building functioned as a place where the young ladies of the Lin family went fishing. Outside the wall of this section lies a shallow pond. The piled stones along its bank are also marvelous. One of them was the monument of a ceremony during the Japanese colonialization period.

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Ding-Jing Hall is the largest building in the Lin Family Mansion and Garden. It used to be the venue where the family hosted their guests, celebrated, and held parties or relative activities. The setting of Ding-Jing Hall is in the style of “si-he-yuan,” an architecture with four buildings situated around a central courtyard. The front yard of the hall is spacious. On the central axis of the building stand multiple doors and a corridor, leading the guests to the main hall.

In addition to offering a place for social life, ceremonies, and gatherings, the hall also functions as a venue to display antiques and old paintings. Of them, the plague "Ding-Jing Hall" was written by the owner of the garden, Wei-Yuen Lin. On top of that, the pattern brick walls in the frontage and the brick carvings on the two sides are also must-see.