| Hakka Round House | |
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客家圓樓 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Houlong, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°36′12.7″N120°49′24.1″E / 24.603528°N 120.823361°E |
| Opened | 25 October 2014 |
| Cost | NT$130 million |
| Owner | Miaoli County Government |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 3,476 m2 |
The Hakka Round House [lower-alpha 1] is a Hakka building in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
The house was built by Miaoli County Government and was opened on 25 October 2014 with a cost of NT$130 million. In 2015, the county government planned to tender the operation of the building to ease its financial debt. [1]
The design of the brick house is based on the architecture of tulou in Fujian. The house also consists of ring-shaped trails, arc-shaped observation deck, a welcoming square and water paths. The house has one floor underground and three floors above the ground. [2] The basement floor consists of a multimedia viewing room, the ground floor consists of a round exhibition and performance hall, the upper floor consists of an exhibition space and the top most floor consists of DIY classrooms. The building spans over a land area of 1,385 m2 with a total floor area of 3,476 m2. [3] [4]
The house is accessible from Miaoli Station of Taiwan High Speed Rail or Fengfu Station of Taiwan Railways. [3]
The Hakka, sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China and who speak a language that is closely related to Gan, a Han Chinese dialect spoken in Jiangxi province. They are differentiated from other southern Han Chinese by their dispersed nature and tendency to occupy marginal lands and remote hilly areas. The Chinese characters for Hakka literally mean "guest families".
Hsinchu County is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat, where the government office and county office is located. A portion of the Hsinchu Science Park is located in Hsinchu County.
Miaoli County is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is classified as "central Taiwan" by the National Development Council and "northern Taiwan" by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. Miaoli City is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking.
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level.
The Fujiantulou are Chinese rural dwellings unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.
The Chuxi Tulou cluster is a group of earthen structures or "tulou" dating to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The group provides a tourist attraction in the town of Xiayang (下洋镇), Yongding County, Longyan, Fujian Province, China.
The Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum is a cultural museum in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Miaoli is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. Transfers to Fengfu railway station can be made at this station, which links to Miaoli railway station located in Miaoli City.
Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong.
Toufen is a county-administered city in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Zhunan.
The New Taipei City Hakka Museum is a museum about the Hakka people in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
The Meinong Hakka Culture Museum is a cultural museum in Meinong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The Dongshih Hakka Cultural Park is a Hakka cultural center in Dongshi District, Taichung, Taiwan.
The Liudui Hakka Cultural Park is a cultural center in Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan about Hakka people.
Taiwanese Hakka is a language group consisting of Hakka dialects spoken in Taiwan, and mainly used by people of Hakka ancestry. Taiwanese Hakka is divided into five main dialects: Sixian, Hailu, Dabu, Raoping, and Zhao'an. The most widely spoken of the five Hakka dialects in Taiwan are Sixian and Hailu. The former, possessing 6 tones, originates from Meizhou, Guangdong, and is mainly spoken in Miaoli, Pingtung and Kaohsiung, while the latter, possessing 7 tones, originates from Haifeng and Lufeng, Guangdong, and is concentrated around Hsinchu. Taiwanese Hakka is also officially listed as one of the national languages of Taiwan. In addition to the five main dialects, there are the northern Xihai dialect and the patchily-distributed Yongding, Fengshun, Wuping, Wuhua, and Jiexi dialects.
The Sixian dialect, also known as the Sixian accent, is a dialect of Hakka used by Taiwanese Hakkas, and it is the most spoken dialect of Taiwanese Hakka, being used in Hakka broadcasting in many public occasions. The Sixian dialect is generally spoken in northern and southern Taiwan, with main representative regions being Taoyuan and Miaoli in the north, as well as the Liudui Region in Kaohsiung and Pingtung in the south.
The Pingtung Hakka Cultural Museum is a museum about Hakka people in Zhutian Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
The Miaoli Park is a cultural center in Tongluo Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan about Hakka people.
The Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center is a gallery of in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan about the history of Miaoli County.
The Zhaoan Hakka Cultural Hall is a cultural center in Lunbei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
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