The origin of the village name

In Yijhu, there were many people who came to here to open new areas for farming. It started with Shih-Tai Weng who was from Anhsi in Fukien Province, China, during the time of Emperor Kang Xi, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Another person was Chuan-Sheng Weng, who was from Tung-Ai in Fukien Province, China, during the reign of Emperor Yong Zheng, as well as two brothers, Yuan-Chih Weng and Yuan-Pu Weng, who arrived during the time of Emperor Qian Long. They all settled down very well in Yijhu and had their children here.

A view of Jenli village and Liukuei village

There is a tale from ancient times that Weng's ancestors wanted to avoid future disaster, so they gave their six children different family names: Hung, Weng, Chiang, Kung, Fang and Wang. So, after the Weng family moved from China to Yijhu, Weng's descendants wanted to thank their ancestors, so they built a village called Liukuei.

Everyone always reminded themselves of something their ancestors taught them, which was "Liu Kuei Chuan Fang." The meaning of the four words is "six sons kept good is like keeping the fragrance of a flower." In Chinese, Liu means "six." Kuei is kind of tree called an osmanthus. Kuei also has another similar character that means "valued." Chuan means "gather," and Fang means "fragrance."

In 1952, after the restoration of Taiwan, Yi-Jen Weng wanted to show his appreciation for the teaching of his ancestors, so he set up two special villages, Jenli and Chuanfang. Jenli village has a relationship to "Liu Kuei Lien Fang." The name Jenli has a good meaning, because in Chinese "Jen" means "village" and "Li" means "benevolence." The people of the village always get together with "benevolence," which is a "valued" thing.