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The Huang family of the Shuitou settlement highly values education. As the number of students in the settlement increased, the original ancestral temple used as a lecture hall was no longer sufficient. Therefore, the Huang family proposed the construction of a school, with the overseas Chinese from Shuitou contributing funds. The Jinshui Primary School was built in 1932. The school was modeled after the traditional "回" (return) shaped layout of the classical academy, also known as the "Fanzai House." At that time, it was the most modern and largest Western-style primary school in Kinmen. The school's front is beautifully decorated with carvings of angels symbolizing purity and eagles flying high. The interior uses red bricks to build round columns, with the word "focus" as a homophone. Every detail reflects the expectations for the students. Exhibition content ◾️Area A: Searching for a way out, overseas life of the overseas Chinese, channels and development of remittances, stories of the overseas Chinese hometowns, and the situation of women in the overseas Chinese hometowns. ◾️Area B: Recreation of the old classroom, education in the overseas Chinese hometowns and overseas. ◾️Area C: The atmosphere of the Shuitou settlement, the historical trail of Shuitou. Video tour ◾️Video title: The culture of the overseas Chinese hometowns combining Chinese and Western elements, "Going to the South" ◾️Video length: 8 minutes (continuously played, the venue can accommodate 50 people). Guided tour ◾️Fixed guided tour sessions daily: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00.