Erkan Historic Village
二崁聚落
A centuries-old Chen family settlement on Xiyu Island, where Hokkien-style houses built of basalt and laogu stone (coral rock) are well preserved. Visitors can taste almond tea and make fragrance sachets.
Erkan Historic Village lies in the north of Xiyu Township. It was founded in the Qing dynasty by members of the Chen family who migrated from Kinmen, and has more than three centuries of history. It is the first village in Penghu to be designated a “settlement conservation zone.” Dozens of old houses in the village have walls of basalt and laogu stone (coral rock), and Hokkien-style red tile roofs with swallowtail ridges. The Chen Family Old House (Erkan Chen Residence) is the best preserved, with delicate clay sculptures and painted decorations on its doorframes and walls, and it is designated a county-level historic site. Villagers have turned the old houses into the Chuanxiang Hall (hands-on making of traditional herbal sachets and incense), an almond tea shop, and the Bogo Song Hall, where Penghu's traditional folk ballads, called “bogo,” are performed. Visitors can taste almond tea and almond jelly and watch incense being made by hand. The village is small and can be explored on foot in about an hour. Homes are still lived in, so please keep quiet during your visit. Entry to the village is free, though some exhibition halls and activities charge a fee. Getting there: about 10 minutes by car from the Penghu Cross-Sea Bridge toward Xiyu, next to Daguoye Columnar Basalt, so the two are easy to combine.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops approx. 09:00–17:30)
Nearby sights
- Daguoye Columnar Basalt
- Zhuwan Dayi Temple
- Xiaomen Whale Cave
- Xiyu West Fort
- Penghu Great Bridge
- Magong Guanyin Pavilion & Xiying Rainbow Bridge
- Duxing 10th Village
- Shuncheng Gate (Magong Old City Wall)