Qiu's former residence is located in Zhen 'an Village (present village), Jiaoling County. Built in the autumn of the 22nd year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1896), it has 55 rooms and 2 halls, covering an area of 1800 square meters. It is a Hakka paddock with two halls and four rows facing east, and its axis is symmetrical. The semi-circular paddock at the back and the five gatehouses in front form a closed whole. The main entrance is named "Peiyuan Hall", which was written by Wen Zhonghe, an academician in the late Qing Dynasty. The couplets on both sides are: "After revision; Farther than the First Marsh was written by Qiu. Inside the hall hung the plaque of "Jinshi" issued by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. Every other hall and room in the house has hall names and couplets inscribed by celebrities and calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty, which contain rich national cultural connotations and are of great historical value and commemorative significance. Precious cultural relics, photos, manuscripts and documents are displayed in the former residence, which shows people the glorious life of Qiu, a patriotic poet and educator. The former residence was rebuilt twice in 1984 and 1998. 1989 was approved by Guangdong provincial people's government as a key cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong province; In April 2000, it was named as the first batch of "patriotism education bases in Guangdong Province"; On May 25th, 2006, it was approved by the State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Qiu (1864- 19 12), whose real name is Xiangen, is a native of Anjun Village, Jiaoling County. He is a modern patriotic poet and educator in China. 1864 12.26 was born in Causeway Bay, Miaoli County, Taiwan. At the age of 26, he was admitted to the imperial examination and was appointed by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty as the director of Yuheng Department of the Ministry of Industry and a fourth-class Beijing official. He didn't want to pursue his career, so he asked for leave to go back to Taiwan Province to cultivate his wisdom. 1894 After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, an uprising army was established to lead the people of Taiwan Province Province to resist Japan and protect Taiwan. In the end, he ran out of ammunition and food because of the disparity between the enemy and himself. At the suggestion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he left Taiwan on 1895 and settled in Wen Fu Zhen Ping An Village, Jiaoling County. First, he set up education in his hometown of Chaozhou and Shantou, advocated new learning, used his position as the president of Guangdong Education Association and the deputy speaker of Guangdong Consultation Bureau to support the reform of Kang Liang, and then devoted himself to Sun Yat-sen's democratic revolution. After the success of the Revolution of 1911, he urged Guangdong to recover peacefully, became the education director of the Guangdong Revolutionary Army Government, went to Nanjing to participate in the preparations for the Nanjing Central Interim Government, and was elected as a member of the Central Senate. Eventually, due to overwork, he died at the age of 49 on February 25, 2002 in Wen Fu Zhen An Village, Jiaoling County.
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