Hehu New Residence: The largest cluster of traditional Hakka houses

Dubbed the living fossil of Hakka culture, Hehu New Residence in Longgang Subdistrict is the largest-scale group of enclosed Hakka houses that can be found in China today, and one of the best-preserved and representative.

First built in 1817 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), this group of Hakka houses served as the family home of the Luos in Longgang. Slightly larger at the front than the rear, the plot plan of the buildings resembles a trapezoid in shape. The buildings, arranged into an inner enclosure and an outer enclosure, are large and typical of the castle-style enclosed housing compounds in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. 

Similar structures can be found in the Longtian Ancestral Residence and Gankeng Hakka Town in Shenzhen.

Add: 1 Luoruihe North Street, Nanlian Community, Longgang Subdistrict, Longgan District (龙岗区龙岗街道南联社区罗瑞合北街1号鹤湖新居)

Metro: Line 3 to Nanlian Station (南联站), Exit C1