Where is the oldest existing Hakka dragon house? When?
The oldest Weilong House
The magical Wuping Hakka Weilong House still has its style after 300 years
A few days ago, a reporter discovered this in Linwu Natural Village, Dabu Village, Yanqian Town A magical Hakka earth-enclosed building was built. After more than 300 years of ups and downs, its magnificent and spectacular architectural style is still clearly visible.
Linwu Tuweilou is located in Dabu Village, Yanqian Town, on the border with Guangdong. It is only 1 kilometer away from the town government seat and 42 kilometers away from the county seat. From a distance, it is distributed in a fan-shaped semicircle, taking the shape of the local Lin family. The ancestral hall is the center, spreading outward in a fan shape, with four floors inside and outside. Together with the wall in front of the ancestral hall, it forms a circle.
The peculiar shape and ingenious structure are breathtaking. Walking into the enclosed house, you can feel its peculiarity even more. Led by local Tulou residents, the reporter walked along the aisle about 3 meters wide, passing through halls and alleys. What caught his eye was the simplicity, thickness and ingenuity of the structure. The passages extended in all directions, like a maze; the building materials were primitive. Pure, simple and durable. The surrounding buildings are all civil structures, with about 200 rooms and more than 20 households with more than 100 residents. Compared with ordinary private houses, each circle of relatively independent enclosed houses stands in a row, integrating multiple functions such as wartime defense, daily production and life, and fire protection. According to local residents, in order to show respect for their ancestors, each circle of enclosed houses has no more than two floors. The first floor is 2.2 meters and the second floor is 2.4 meters. It is 2 inches higher than the next room.
According to the local Lin family genealogy - "Jinan Tang Dabulin Genealogy Genealogy", the Lin family ancestral hall "is a civil structure, built around 1700 AD... There is a broad gate in front of the ancestral hall. Lime Ping, a large pond with a wall built on half of it..." As one of the five major residential buildings in China, the dragon-enclosed house in front of the reporter can be regarded as a wonder in the history of Hakka architecture. For more than 300 years, residents have They live in peace and harmony, without any noise or commotion; Weilong House has experienced many ups and downs, but still shows its magnificent architectural style.