The Round Houses, or Tulou’s, of Southern China (2012) (beckyances.net) 32 points by gscott 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] hawflakes 8y ago ↗ A bit more info on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian_TulouOne thing the author didn't mention is that these are particular to the Hakka of that region.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakka_peopleWho were ousted from their home province and settled elsewhere but kept their dialect and customs. Hakka, written 客家 means "guest family."
[–] mlacks 8y ago ↗ This concept is so cool. I plan to build a condo complex with a similar community area in the center in the future.
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 15.4 ms ] threadhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian_Tulou
One thing the author didn't mention is that these are particular to the Hakka of that region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakka_people
Who were ousted from their home province and settled elsewhere but kept their dialect and customs. Hakka, written 客家 means "guest family."