Incense Fire

Situated in the middle of a traditional three-section compound, “tangˊhaˊ” is the shrine where the Hakka people worship ancestors. At dusk every day, the “tangˊhaˊ fire” has to be lit. It burns all night, lighting up not only the courtyard but the road leads generations of offspring home. Nonetheless, traditionally in Hakka culture, the so-called “offspring” do not include the married daughters and those who had not yet married before they died. Moreover, the married daughters are regarded as outsiders and not allowed to worship the ancestors, nor to get involved in the affairs. Despite their successful careers, the modern Hakka women are still neglected in the clans. However, As the younger generations come, the restrictions have begun to lose.