Historic ansion restoration shows Lukang artisans' ingenuity / 修復倒塌老建物 鹿港鶴棲別墅再現風華　　　　　　　　　　

In Changhua's Lukang, there is a historic building over one hundred years old known as the Heqi Mansion, which collapsed five years ago after torrential rain. With effort from the county government and cultural heritage workers, it has been reconstructed, and now, the old building is like new again. The heavy door opens onto a spacious and grand main hall. Cultural heritage workers were overjoyed at the evidence everywhere of the craftsmanship of local Lukang artisans. ==WEI HSIU-CHUAN, Dir., Historic Lukang Development Association== The series of decorated windows with chrysanthemum flowers or money are linked with joints so that they can be a large single screen or they can be used as room dividers. A decorated window has many different meanings depending on the permutations and combinations of patterns and clever design. The former owners were the Wang family, who worked in the financial industry. Although the building is located in an alley, the Western façade and interiors are luxurious. It is a witness to the history of Lukang's development. Five years ago the Heqi Mansion collapsed in heavy rain. The reconstruction process was difficult for cultural heritage workers. ==HUNG MING-HSUAN, Lukang cultural heritage researcher== For the restoration work, they used what was already here then, for example, the ruins of the old parts you are looking at now, they collected and preserved them and then put them back into the house in their old places, at the first, second and third entrances, so that the rooms in the building would be as before. The mansion is the most prominent of the wealthy merchants' houses in Lukang, and shows the best of the construction techniques of its time. The county's Cultural Affairs Bureau spent NT$20 million on repairs and obtained a 10 year lease from the owner. In the future, it will become a showcase for Lukang's artisans. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 打開厚重的大門， 映入眼簾的 除了是氣派的正廳， 還有豪氣的大格局， 而最讓文史專家驚艷的， 是處處都看得見，在地鹿港工匠的巧思。 ==彰化鹿港老街發展促進會理事長 魏秀娟== (花窗排列)或者是菊花 或者是錢幣的一個圖騰 這樣一個連結 它既用卡榫串連 可以做一個大面積結構 也可作和式房上面的一個花窗 光是一個花窗, 透過排列組合， 就可以有不同的含義， 展現工藝設計之巧妙， 這裡昔日是王氏家族，從事金融事業的據點， 雖然位在小巷內， 不過從洋式立面的外觀看來 ，不僅相當氣派，內部的閩南格局更是看得出顯赫地位，也見證鹿港發展史，五年前鶴棲別墅因為大雨崩壞，重建過程可讓文史專家傷透腦筋 ==鹿港文史研究者 洪明萱== 他們的修復工程就是 利用現有的東西 然後比如 像你們現在看到的遺址 古物 把它保存下來 然後收集起來 然後再仿造以前的格局 比如一進 二進 三進 過水 然後把格局建立起來這樣子 鶴棲別墅堪稱是鹿港最顯赫的富商故居，是當時建築工藝的一時之選，而縣府文化局花了兩千多萬修復之後，也和地主取得10年使用權，未來將成為鹿港工匠的策展場所。 記者 林健生 賴世杰 彰化報導