Dawanshiju, a fortified Hakka village built by the Zeng family. Shenzhen, China, Qing dynasty, 1791 [1500×1080]
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Dawanshiju, a fortified Hakka village built by the Zeng family. Shenzhen, China, Qing dynasty, 1791 [1500×1080]
by MunakataSennin
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I like the rooftop greenhouse of the house in very left front
Hakka were originally Northern Chinese, pushed south to settle after the fall of Song dynasty. For a long period of time there were clashes and conflicts between clans and one of the most bloody one is around this period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punti%E2%80%93Hakka_Clan_Wars