Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou

Hakka culture reveals how the ancient Chinese lived. Hakka architecture yields much evidence that modern Hakka culture of the south flows from the ancient stream of the north. The genius of the Hakka is best seen in the unique roundhouses of the mountainous borderland of three provinces—Guangdong, F...

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Main Author: Keith D. Lowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/11/2795
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Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
Sustainability
Hakka Tulou
sustainability
Hakka culture
Han culture
Heaven and Earth
rammed earth
earth buildings
round house (yuanlou)
oval house (weilonglou)
five-phoenix house (wufenglou)
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title Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
title_short Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
title_full Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
title_fullStr Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
title_full_unstemmed Heaven and Earth—Sustaining Elements in Hakka Tulou
title_sort heaven and earth—sustaining elements in hakka tulou
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2012-10-01
description Hakka culture reveals how the ancient Chinese lived. Hakka architecture yields much evidence that modern Hakka culture of the south flows from the ancient stream of the north. The genius of the Hakka is best seen in the unique roundhouses of the mountainous borderland of three provinces—Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi. However, in completing the fourth of five migrations, the Hakka returned to the traditional building styles of the northern plains of China and built Wufenglou on the plains of southern Guangdong province. The structures not only facilitate environmental sustainability, but endow the inhabitants with material, social and spiritual sustainability.
topic Hakka Tulou
sustainability
Hakka culture
Han culture
Heaven and Earth
rammed earth
earth buildings
round house (yuanlou)
oval house (weilonglou)
five-phoenix house (wufenglou)
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