Hakka Houses in Longgang

This article was originally published on January 28, 2011, in the Shenzhen Daily.
The information was accurate at that time, and may be outdated now. Use with caution.

Main gate of Dawan Dwelling

I've written before of the Crane Lake Dwelling Hakka House Museum in Longgang Town, and of Dapeng Fortress.

But did you realize that, aside from these two, Longgang boasts about 100 other walled villages?

Maosheng Residence, Henggang

This article was originally published on September 26, 2011, in the Shenzhen Daily.
The information was accurate at that time, and may be outdated now. Use with caution.

Maosheng Hakka Residence, with a pond in front and forest behind

One of the hidden treasures in our city is the large number of Hakka enclosed villages (or "Hakka houses"). There are dozens of them in Longgang, and the new Metro line brings them much closer.

Crane Lake Dwelling Hakka House Museum

This article was originally published on May 24, 2010, in the Shenzhen Daily.
The information was accurate at that time, and may be outdated now. Use with caution.

The front gate at the Crane Lake Dwelling Hakka House Museum

The Hakka people, a sub-culture of the Han Chinese, have long been an integral part of the Shenzhen scene. Because they settled here later than the earlier Han populations, the group's name means "Guest People."