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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Hakka settlement in the middle ground

Figure 6. Traditional Hakka settlements in the case study in northeast Guangdong. Source: Photos by the authors (2021)

Figure 7. The evolution of He Xin Wu’s fabric over different periods. Source: Drawing by the authors

traditional morphology of the Hakka settlement has been floor with an open-plan living space and a mezzanine
altered by these extended dwellings (Figure 7). floor for storing food or firewood. This design not only
maximizes the use of vertical space but also maintains the
Figure 8 illustrates the typical dwelling units and integrity and privacy of each nuclear family within the
different functional spaces in He Xin Wu. As the broader clan structure. Living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms,
fundamental spatial unit of Wei Long Wu, each identical and other living spaces are distributed across different
dwelling unit is narrow and deep, consisting of a ground dwelling units, shared by multiple families. The integration

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