Reported By Eunice Lam
Edited By Jenny Lam
About
The "Guest People"
The history of the Hakka people in Hong Kong can be traced back to the late 12th century, according to the definition made by Lo Hsiang-lin, one of the most renowned researchers of the Hakka language and culture. These communities left the North and settled down in Lingnan during the chaotic late Song Dynasty.
Traditional houses of folk wisdom
Grasping the materials in situ, Hakka houses reflected the traditional folk wisdom -- Tile roofs without a drop of glue, walls built with rammed earth and animal feces...but not every building is well-reserved.
What difficulties did the community face when conserving these houses? What's the government's role in conserving these precious Hakka heritages?
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Hakka Architectural Conservation
The Architectural Cohesion
Conservation of Hakka Architectures
Meaning of Preservation-cum-Development
One step next to Pok Oi Hospital, on the eastern fringe of Yuen Long Newtown, there is a hundred-year mansion hidden underneath the weeds.
The mansion, Pun Uk (the Mansion of the Puns), or the Yum Wah Lo (蔭華廬), was constructed in 1934, by a merchant Pun Kwan-min, to commemorate his father, Pun Yum-wah.
Hong Kong Hakka, Explained
Hakka Migration History, Explained.
The timeline leads you to know more about how the Hakka Chinese moved to Hong Kong in different periods -- In accordance with Luo Xianglin's "5 Migrations Theory" in 1933.
HK Hakka, Explained.
What is Hakka? Why Hakkas made such a significance to Hong Kong history? The animation brings you to go through the life of the Hakkas during the colonized Hong Kong.
Know more about the historical background of the Hakkas through an interview with Dr. Liu Shuyong, a Senior Research Fellow at Lingnan University's Hong Kong and South China Historical Research Programme
