Let's come to Tulou culture and see the historical evolution of Hakka Tulou! Hakka earth buildings, also known as Hakka earth enclosed buildings, Hakka houses and round enclosed houses, are a rare wonder among the world's houses. It is mainly distributed in Longyan City, Fujian Province, Zhangzhou City, Raoping County, Guangdong Province and dapu county City, Meizhou City. Continue to learn more!

Historical evolution

Hakka earth buildings, also known as Hakka earth enclosed buildings, Hakka houses, and circular enclosed houses, are rare exotic flowers in the world. It is mainly distributed in Longyan City, Fujian Province, Zhangzhou City, Raoping County, Guangdong Province and dapu county City, Meizhou City. Among them, the Hakka earth buildings in Yongding County and Nanjing County are the largest and the most spectacular. Yongding Hakka earth buildings are located in Yongding County, Longyan City, Fujian Province.

China, with a vast territory and a long history, is rich in folk houses, such as quadrangles, dragon houses, Shikumen, yurts, caves, bamboo houses, etc., which have long been known to the world, but the Hakka earth building in Yongding, Fujian Province, which is hidden among the mountains, is little known.

Among the traditional houses of the Han nationality in China, the Hakka earth buildings in Yongding are unique, with more than 8, earth buildings in square, round, octagonal and oval shapes, which are scientific, practical, distinctive, large in scale, beautiful in shape and long in history, and constitute a wonderful world.

history and culture

The characteristics of the residents of Tulou who live in groups by caste and its construction characteristics are closely related to the history of Hakka people. Hakkas were originally Han people in the Central Plains, and were forced to move south for various reasons such as war and famine. Up to the Southern Song Dynasty, it lasted for nearly a thousand years, and it traveled to Wan Li, forming a Hakka clan in the border areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces.

in the process of being forced to leave their hometown and migrate, they have experienced hardships and hardships, and they all have a deep understanding. Whether you are displaced after a long journey or you are new to a strange place, many difficulties have to be solved by our own solidarity and concerted efforts. Therefore, wherever they go, their family names always live together.

In this way, the unique architectural form of Hakka dwellings-Tulou was formed. Because most of the Hakkas lived in remote mountainous areas or deep forests, at that time, not only building materials were scarce, wolves, tigers, leopards and thieves were noisy, but also they were afraid of being harassed by local people, so Hakkas built a "defensive" castle-style building house-Tulou. For example, encircling dragons in four corners-the veteran of the Revolution of 1911: He Ziyuan's former residence, etc.

Hakka origin

In order to truly understand Tulou, we have to start with Hakka culture. Apart from its unique subtropical scenery, Hakka culture is the most distinctive and mysterious in Fujian, a beautiful southern garden. Fujian is the birthplace of ancient Yue culture in China. It is said that at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, due to the constant campaign of the Central Plains, some Han people in the Yellow River Basin migrated south to cross the river to avoid war and came to present Jiangxi, Fujian and northern Guangdong. In order to be different from the original local residents, it is called "Hakka".

Hakka people have developed a unique culture of their own in the long historical process. Hakka culture in Fujian is concentrated in the west of Fujian, with Changting as the center. The word "Hakka" probably represents the incomprehensible Hakka dialect, the Hakka earth buildings and countless Hakka ancestral temples.