The Origin of Hakka Dwellings

Origin of Hakka Dwellings: In ancient times, Hakkas always lived together. Moreover, in order to prevent the invasion of wolves, tigers, leopards and thieves, Hakkas create "defensive" camp-style residential buildings, such as towers in Meizhou, Heyuan, Huizhou and Shenzhen.

Hakka folk houses are the treasures of China culture and occupy an important position in southern architecture. Among them are Dawan Shiju, Hehu Xinju, Longtian Shiju, Nanhua and Cai's former residence? Jiutang Eighteen Wells, Tianfeng World Residence, Xinqiao World Residence and Xinqiao World Residence are wonderful representative works of Hakka dwellings.

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The main house-the outer layer of the horizontal house is a half-moon enclosure, some are one enclosure and some are two enclosures, hence the name enclosure. The arc-shaped fence guards the main room, forming a defensive barrier. Generally, the windows in the paddock are relatively small, which are natural observation holes and shooting holes, so it is convenient to use martial arts such as bows and arrows, soil guns and soil guns to fight against invading enemies.

In fact, the architectural design of Longwu has a lot to do with the situation of Hakkas at that time. Hakkas are Han Chinese who migrated from the Central Plains to the south since the Tang and Song Dynasties. Most of them live in remote mountainous areas and are excluded and bullied by local people. In order to unite to resist aggression and survival, they had to live in groups, and they had to build a defensive castle-style residence-Meizhou Weilong House to resist the invasion of bandits and locals.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Hakka dwellings