Wen Wu Temple
Yu-Shu Huang's ancestral home was Shigu Township, Quanzhou. His style name was Yu-tang, courtesy name was Jue-fu, and art name was Hu-ting. He was born in 1844 and died in 1892. In 1875, he went to Fuzhou Township, and passed the triennial provincial examination to become Juren. In 1890, he passed the triennial national exam to become Gongshi. However, due to family reason, he did not take the triennial court examination and returned to Taiwan. He was poisoned to death at the age of 46 due to family disputes.
Photo: Interview with the descendant of Scholar Huang-Mrs. Huang Source: shot by this team
A1:After passing the triennial national examination, Scholar Huang did not take the triennial court examination to further become a qualified Jinshi. In the imperial examination system, candidates passing the triennial national examination would not fail the triennial court examination and would only be ranked. Therefore, although Scholar Huang did not take the triennial court examination, others still called him “Jinshi.”
A2: After asking Mrs. Huang, I learned that her father lived at No. 18, Chuanzhou Street, Lukang Township. I visited his old residence in 2015 where the portraits of Scholar Huang and his 2 wives were placed. Scholar Huang lived in Tsaogang, and his ancestral home was Shigu, Jinjiang. His descendants moved to Lukang Quanzhou Street beside Jiying Temple.
Photo: Yu-Shu Huang Gongshi Portrait Source: Retaken from Stories about the Figures of Lukang from Their Epitaphs
A3:Yes. Scholar Huang's grave is nearby Penghu House on Luho Road. I visited his grave. The gravestone and grave arches remain intact, and the open space in front of the grave was renovated.
Photo: Scholar Huang's Grave Source: shot by this team
Afterthoughts: Scholar Huang used to live in Tsaogang, which is nearby our school. Were it not for this interview, we would have never known that there was a scholar won almost became Jinshi living in our neighborhood in the Qing Dynasty. Scholar Huang's study spirit is worth learning.