Lu Jo-teng was born in 1600 during the reign of Ming Dynasty's Emperor Shenzong at Siancuo, Kinmen. His courtesy name was "Hsien-Chih", pseudonym "Muchou" and literary name "Liu-an". He passed the provincial magistrate examination at the age of 41 (1641) and was assigned to the War Board's armory section. He was later promoted to supervisor of the Imperial Capital's military training, then dispatched as the military inspector for Zhejiang.When the Manchurians took control of China, Lu was determined to restore the Ming Dynasty to the throne. He led several uprisings with a mandate from Prince Tang but after these all failed, he retired to his hometown. Lu later accompanied the Ming imperial court-in-exile during Koxinga led the retreat to Taiwan in February 1664 but he stayed behind in Penghu due to illness. He passed away on March 19 and was buried on the southern slope of Penghu's Taiwu Mountain.Lu's loyalty and integrity often made him unpopular with the establishment but he was adored by the general population for his compassionate rule. Poems such as "Sugar Cane Song", "Mountain Yam Song" and "Farmer Wife's Tears" all showed the keen interest he took in the welfare of the people. He was known to his contemporaries as "Buddha Lu", so his residence is also known as the "Liou-an Historic Residence".The main house has a saddle-style roof with a rounded ridge and four wing chambers, two on each side. Between the main house and the wings is a deep well so the layout forms a U-shape. As such, it is a traditional single-courtyard four-room Kinmen private residence. Above the main doorway is two sloped tiled roves with a swallowtail "wall-street". His tomb is located north of Siancuo Village just 100m from his historic residence.The tomb was built by his son, Lu Jao-Yen who was told in a dream by his father t...