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No. 1 Luoruihe Village, Nanlian Community, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
The largest, best-preserved and most representative architectural complex of Hakka in Shenzhen
Hehu New Residence, also known as Longgang Museum of Hakka Culture and Hakka Enclosed Residence, is one of the most famous ancient Hakka villages in Shenzhen. It is the existing largest Hakka Enclosed House Complex in China, best-preserved and most representative enclosed house in Shenzhen. Hehu New Residence combines the architecture style of Hakka enclosed houses in Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province and Guangdong Province. It is a typical representative of castle-style enclosed houses in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and reflects the blending of Hakka culture and Guangfu culture. It is made up of the inner and outer enclosures, and the layout is in picturesque disorder. It is known as the living fossil of Hakka culture.
Typical enclosed buildings of Hakka people. It is the existing largest Hakka Enclosed House Complex in China, best-preserved and most representative enclosed house in Shenzhen.
Know about the customs and culture of Hakka people. As a mansion of Hakka people, Hehu New Residence is also known as Longgang Museum of Hakka Culture, where you can know about the stories and history of Hakka people as well as their buildings, clothing, customs and culture.
Admire the multiple architectural styles of Hehu New Residence. It combines the architectural styles of Hakka enclosed houses and Guangfu buildings.
There is a big stone plaque in the middle of the gate of the Hehu New Residence, engraved with Hehu New Residence and the completion time of it. In 1817, the construction of Hehu New Residence was completed, which has a history of over 200 years.
Except for the function of entry and exit, the gate of the Hehu New Residence also has the defense function. The fate of the Hehu New Residence has four defenses, which is interesting to learn about the four defenses of the gate of it.
The pool in Hehu New Residence is semicircular, which is typical of Hakka enclosed houses. There was a stream in the southwest of the Hehu New Residence, which flowed into the pool from west to east, flowed out from the northeast exit of the pool, and continued to extend to the Longgang River. On the one hand, the stream is used to irrigate the fields around the Hehu New Residence, and on the other hand, the water in the pool is used to raise the fish in the pool. The pool has the function of storing water, which can be used to irrigate the surrounding farmlands and also be used for fire prevention.
The words on the plaque of Hehu New Residence means gathering the clans here, which highly summarizes the construction purpose of Hehu New Residence. The ancestors of Luo’s family hope that generations can live in harmony.
The combination of ancestral hall and houses is one of the main features of Hakka enclosed houses, and so is the Hehu New Residence. Ancestral hall is a place for family to sacrifice ancestors, ceremonial celebrations and other public activities. The ancestral hall of Hehu New Residence is located in the core of the whole enclosed house, which is also the architectural embodiment of Hakka's thought of respecting ancestors.
The defense system of Hehu New Residence is perfect. The solid wall, the inner and outer watchtowers, multiple gates, the shooting holes on the wall and the corridors on the roof constitute the strict barriers of the Hehu New Residence, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Haijing Windows(海镜窗) is made of a kind of shellfish in south-east coastal area in China. Residents in the southeast coastal areas of ancient China used the shellfish to replace window screens and paper. The abrasive disc of the shellfish has good light-admitting quality, which is beneficial to indoor lighting. It can also block ultraviolet rays to a certain extent and prevent furniture from sunburn and fading.
This group of Haijing windows found in Hehu New Residence is 2.52 meters long and 1.72 wide. The wooden window is embedded with Haijing windows made of shells of the shellfish.
Luo Ruifeng, the founder of Hehu New Residence, followed the footsteps of his ancestors, moved from Xingning to Longgang via Huizhou, and established business here. Over more than 200 years, a total of more than ten generations, Luo’s family becomes wealthy merchant with their unremitting efforts in Longgang. They built a mansion with efforts of several generations. Their later generations are all over the world now. Luo’s family becomes a typical representative of Longgang Hakka. Luo’s family has farmlands, business and reputation in Longgang.
Hehu New Residence is a typical example of castle-style enclosed buildings in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It combines the essence of Hakka enclosed houses in Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong, the elements of buildings in northeast Guangdong, and other architectural elements. It embodies the fusion of Hakka culture and marine culture, and is shows the wisdom of Hakkas in Huizhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Most of Hakka in Shenzhen were from Jiangxi and other places. In the long-term migration, Hakka people not only kept their own culture and customs, but also brought the excellent culture and customs along the way to their places of residence, which shows the outstanding and rich of Hakka culture. And Hakka people have injected a lot of creative contents into the Hakka culture in combination with the production and living environment of the guest residence. The blending, collision and refining of all these excellent cultures have formed a unique Hakka culture.
Metro: Take Shenzhen Subway Line 3 and get off at the Nanlian Station, then walk to or take taxi to the Hehu New Residence.
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