What are the shapes of Hakka enclosed houses in southern Jiangxi?

Hakka walled houses are also called walled villages, walled houses, walled villages, earthen paddocks, water paddocks, walled castles and Hakka walled houses. , is one of the three classic styles of Hakka dwellings (Hakka enclosed houses, Hakka row houses and Hakka earth buildings). Hakka wai houses are mostly named after the word "wai", which is known as "the ancient Roman castle in the East" and "the living fossil of Hanjinwubao", and is called the five characteristics of China residential buildings by Chinese and foreign architectural circles.

The main types of walled houses (walled villages) are walled houses, walled villages, walled dragon houses and quadrangular houses. Formally, there are mainly square wall houses, semi-circular wall houses and round wall houses.

Historical origin

From the Jin Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to the war, the Han people in the Central Plains of the Yellow River Basin were forced to move south. After five great migrations, they settled in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hong Kong and the southern New Territories. Because they left their homeland in the Central Plains, these Han people who moved south have always called themselves "guests", which means living in other places.

When ancient local officials registered these immigrants, they also called them "Hakkas", which is the origin of Hakka appellation. In order to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies and wild animals, most Hakkas live in groups, forming Dragon House, Enclosure House, Zoumalou, Wufeng House, Tulou and Siheyuan, which are the concentrated expression of Hakka architectural culture.