The Main Room is the largest living area of the YauHouse. In the center is the Yau Ancestral Alter with a picture of Grandfather. The first thing I did was to pay my respect to our ancestors and especially to our Grandfather. Grandfather left China in 1916. At that time, the Yaus lived in LookGaLi. Grandfather saved enough money to build a new house in JungWoLi in 1921. The house was renovated in 1990 when Dad and Mom visited (spent USD$2000). They also donated money to connect the water line to JungWoLi. Somewhere along the line, the dirt road in JungWoLi was paved.
Mom said that the Main Room was the sleeping quarter of our Grandmother and our Great-grandmother.
The other picture shows the floor tile. They are approximately 12”x12” terra-cotta tiles and look to be in pretty good condition.
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