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Located at the central part of Jinmen Island, Qionglin primarily inhabits the Tsai family. It is the largest cluster of ancient houses in Jinmen. In history, due to many talents emerging and attaining significant achievements in their official careers, the Ming Emperor Zheng Tong bestowed the name "Qionglin" to the village. During that era, a clan temple would be constructed upon anyone passing the imperial examination. As a result, Qionglin has as many as six clan temples with sizes varying, forming the so-called "seven halls and eight temples." These include the Tsai Clan Ancestral Temple (the Great Ancestral Hall), listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site, as well as the Zuxi Gong Hall of the Sixth Generation, the Baiya Gong Hall of the Tenth Generation, the Leitu Gong and Tingfu Gong Temple of the Sixth Generation and Tenth Generation respectively, the Qianting Branch Temple of the Sixth Generation, the Rongsheng Gong Temple of the Eleventh Generation, and the Zhuyu Temple of the Sixteenth Generation. These temples symbolize Qionglin as the most numerous cluster of clan temples on Jinmen Island. Among them, the Tsai Clan Ancestral Temple serves as both the focal gathering place of the Qionglin settlement and the pride of the majority Tsai family. The Fengshiyeh (Fengshiyeh) stone sculpture, which stands on the back wall of the ancestral temple, has become a popular tourist spot attracting many visitors and is now designated as a heritage site. The decorative tile wall is a new artistic landscape in Qionglin. Located on the wall behind the stage of the Qionglin Protection Temple, the wall was created by local artist Wu Tingxin alongside community residents using traditional brick-firing techniques to produce intricate tile mosaics. The artwork vividly portrays the Hibiscus trees, the county flower of Jinmen, evoking lively vitality throughout the four seasons.