Meet the LAST Residents of China's 400+ Yr Old Fortresses (Tulous)

Tip: Click the ⚙️ icon ➡️ select ‘Quality’ ➡️ select ‘1080p60’ to watch in high resolution. 🍵 Support our journey: buymeacoffee.com/graceandyj Visit China with us: www.fromrootstobridges.com Join us as we take a road trip throughout the Hakka region, starting in Meizhou, Guangdong through Dabu County to Western Fujian province. They are known for their centuries-old roundhouses known as "tulous", where hundreds of families live together for communal and defensive purposes. To this day, there are still thousands of these impressive structures scattered around the Hakka regions in mountainous Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces. 📔 Chapters 📔 0:00 - 0:35 Introduction 0:36 - 2:43 Why did they build tulous? 2:44 - 5:20 Where did the residents move to? 5:21 - 8:54 What was the immigration journey? 8:55 - 10:20 Where does Singapore's First President trace his roots to? 10:21 - 13:10 What was life in the tulou like? 13:11 - 14:08 Where does founder of Tiger Balm trace his roots to? 14:10 - 15:25 How did the Hakka give back to their communities? 🤝🏼 Social Media + Sites 🤝🏼 Instagram: @fromrootstobridges RedNote (小红书): @GraceandYJ | 咏剑和嘉咏 Website: fromrootstobridges.com Email: [email protected] 📸 Camera Equipment 📸 DJI Osmo Pocket 3 DJI Mini 3 Drone 🎶 Music 🎶 Epidemic Sound #Hakka #Meizhou #OverseasChinese #Tulou #ChineseImmigration #ChinaTravel #华侨 #chinesevillage

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