Longnan, Jiangxi


Longnan is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou Municipality, in the far southwest of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Guangdong province to the south.

Traditional [vernacular architecture]

Longnan is notable for the variety of traditional Hakka walled villages in Jiangxi.
By one count, there are around 370 of them within the city's boundaries. They are known locally as weiwu or wei ; Longnan is also regarded as "the Hometown of Weiwu in China" . Some of the most famous weiwu are Guangxi Wei and Yanyiwei. Some researchers call them "Jiangxi tulou", as opposed to the better known Fujian tulou.

Famous people from Longnan