蕭家古厝(蕭屋伙房)．佳冬 / 27x12cm．水彩
Old House of Siiao Family．Jiadong Village, Jiadong Township, Pingtung County / 27x12cm．watercolor
從小在佳冬長大的人，幾乎都熟悉這座古厝。童年時，我也常在堂屋與院落之間穿梭遊玩。
蕭家古厝建於清咸豐年間，是台灣唯一的客家「五堂六院」大厝，現為國家三級古蹟。當年蕭家祖先來台經商致富後，特聘唐山師傅，依廣東梅縣故鄉格局興建，連建材亦遠從中國運來。
歷經整修後，古厝仍保留早年碾米、釀酒、染布等生活空間。走進其中，不只是看見建築，更像走進一段仍在呼吸的客庄記憶。
For those who grew up in Jiadong, this ancestral house is a familiar place. As a child, I often wandered through its halls and courtyards at play.
Built during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Xiao Family Residence is the only Hakka compound in Taiwan with a “five halls and six courtyards” layout, and is now designated as a national third-grade historic site. After achieving prosperity through trade, the Xiao ancestors commissioned craftsmen from Tangshan (mainland China) to construct the house based on the architectural style of Meixian, Guangdong, even importing the building materials from China.
After restoration, the residence still preserves spaces once used for rice milling, winemaking, and textile dyeing. To step inside is not only to see architecture, but to enter a living memory of Hakka heritage.
