What are the reasons why Hakka folk houses are wonderful in the world?

First, it embodies the traditional virtues of Hakka people, such as unity and mutual assistance, respect for the elderly and love for the virtuous, courtesy and civilization, and understanding.

Small rockeries, fish ponds and bonsai are generally arranged in the patios of the paddock. There are all kinds of flowers and trees around the "flower head" in the semi-garden behind the main house and the semi-moon pond in front of the main door. The forest on the mountain behind the enclosure is called "Dragon Clothes", and logging is prohibited. The whole building is hidden among evergreen trees, with birds and flowers all year round and beautiful environment in Jing Ya.

The columns, beams, fang and doors in the paddock are all carved with vivid landscapes, flowers and birds, birds and animals, and painted with bright and dazzling paint, which looks resplendent, antique and spectacular.

Generally speaking, there is a close family living in a dragon enclosure, living in harmony, respecting the old and loving the young.

On holidays, men, women and children gather in the main house to worship their ancestors, dance dragons and lions, beat gongs and drums, and it is a happy and peaceful scene.

Second, the style of Hakka Dragon House is the inheritance of the original residential style.

Archaeological data show that Banpo clan and Longshan clan in the middle and late primitive society of the Yellow River basin lived in an area composed of dozens of square and round rammed earth houses.

This shows that the Hakka people's concept of living subconsciously contains the recovery and reference of some of their ancestors' living experiences.

Thirdly, the architectural features of the Dragon House are also the projection of ancient Yin and Yang thoughts.

Reflected in the harmony between architectural objects and natural terrain, it conforms to the philosophical principle of "harmony between man and nature".

If the terrain is not ideal, the seating direction can be adjusted by adding a half-moon flower terrace or pond or building half door to achieve the balance of yin and yang and adapt to the environment.

This thought of yin and yang was later mixed with a lot of witchcraft culture that pays attention to "feng shui staying in the field", such as the old saying: "Feng Shui is indispensable for the world, and it depends on yin and yang."

Fourth, it embodies the traditional clan concept.

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On the one hand, it shows the habit of Hakkas living in groups.

Because, whether in a long journey or in a new place, the Hakkas all have insurmountable difficulties, and they all have to live together by their own surnames; On the other hand, the residents in the house are assigned rooms according to their generations and grades, and the ancestral tablet is placed in the center of the building for future generations to worship, which reflects the traditional Hakka family ethics to some extent.

When building a new house, Hakkas usually hold the custom of "moving to a new house", which is called "showing evil spirits".

It will be safe and auspicious to ask Mr. Feng Shui to drive away the "three evils".

On the day of moving, there was a grand banquet and a sacrifice to the gods.

Value embodiment

There are more than 20,000 Hakka Dragon Houses in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, which are distributed in all counties (cities, districts) of the city and generally have a history of 200 to 300 years or even 500 to 600 years.

Hakka dragon enclosure houses and quadrangles in Beijing, caves in Shaanxi, shoulder poles in Guangxi and seals in Yunnan are praised by Chinese and foreign architectural circles as the five characteristics of China residential buildings, which are of great historical and cultural value.

There are more than 20,000 Hakka dragon enclosure houses in Meizhou, among which the most valuable and largest Hakka dragon enclosure houses are mainly distributed in Meixian, Meijiang District, dapu county and xingning city, such as Renhou Wengong Temple and Wanqiu Building in Meixian County, Chengde Building in Meijiang District, Zhang Bishi's former residence in dapu county and Calyx Building, and He Ziyuan's former residence in Xinhai Site with xingning city characteristics.

The Hakka culture connotation of Weilongwu is very rich. From architectural style to folk customs, Hakka culture and history are displayed everywhere. It is an important symbol of Hakka culture, and is praised by many experts at home and abroad as the Oriental Pearl, the wonderful work of the world residential architecture and an endless encyclopedia.

According to the evaluation standard of world cultural heritage, only one of the six conditions can be approved, and Meizhou Hakka Dragon House meets four of them by comparison, which fully meets the conditions of "applying for heritage".

Meizhou decided to officially start the work of applying for the World Cultural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "applying for the World Heritage") in the Hakka paddock Longwu.

The "application for heritage" of Hakka Dragon House is of great practical and far-reaching historical significance for improving Meizhou's popularity and influence and enhancing Meizhou's cultural soft power.

We will set a goal and go all out to make Hakka Longwu, the main representative of Hakka architectural culture in Meizhou, a world-class cultural tourism brand through the work of "applying for heritage".

Long ago, in order to resist foreign enemies and wild animals, most Hakkas chose to live in groups, so they built Longwei.

The main structure of Hakka Dragon House is "one entrance, three halls, two compartments and one enclosure".

Ordinary dragon house covers an area of about 8 mu, and Dalong house covers an area of more than 30 mu.

The dragon fence is like a huge castle.

There are many bedrooms, kitchens, large and small halls, wells, pigsty, henhouse and other facilities in the house, forming a self-sufficient and enjoyable place.

At present, Hakka dragon enclosure houses are juxtaposed with quadrangles in Beijing, caves in Shaanxi, "shoulder pole" in Guangxi and "one seal" in Yunnan, and are called five characteristic residential buildings in China by Chinese and foreign architects.

Today, Hakka people have stepped out of the closed Longwei and are becoming a historical relic and a unique landscape.