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Dongsheng Wei

The enclosure represents the quintessence of the wisdom of Anyuan Hakka population with profound culture. Located in Laowei village, a famous historical and cultural village in Jiangxi Province, Dongshengwei enclosure group mainly includes Dongshengwei, Zunsanwei, Pan An Wei and Wei Ting Wei. Dongshengwei, commonly known as "lao wei", namely ancient wei, was started in the 22nd year (1842), and completed in the 29th year (1849) during the Daoguang Emperor’s reign in the Qing Dynasty. The 200 year-old, costing a great deal through 8 years, was launched by Chen Langting, a native of "second-rank military general", with a plaque bestowed by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty hanging in the enclosure. Dongshengwei, covering 1,0391.6 m2, is rated as the largest square enclosure nationwide, listed in the 7th batch of national key cultural relics protection units in March 2013.

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Dongshengwei, facing west, of the shape like “回”, harbors 199 houses, 9 courtyards and 18 halls, nicknamed "9 yards and 18 halls". The whole enclosure, of clay-wood and brick-concrete structure, functions as a fortress guarding against fire, water, burglary, earthquake, and external invasion, regarded as "earth enclosure" of "easy to hold but hard to attack, non-accessible for weapons, water and fire”. The building is massive in scale, with scientific, reasonable layout and artistic, grand design, looking magnificent, firm and solid, accredited as intelligent fruit of the Hakka group in Gannan.

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Pan An Wei, a stone's throw from Dongshengwei, was constructed by Chen Langting’s 2nd son, beautifully surrounded by green trees. Zunsanwei, built by his 5th son, now a red revolution commemorative site, is referred to as epitome of the Soviet revolution in southern Jiangxi Province, surviving the ruins caused by the epic defense battle of Zunsanwei. The centralized whole enclosure group is infused with unique Hakka culture, holding significant development potential for sightseeing.5d63a21f7b6d6.JPG

The landscape, Four Seasons Flower Sea, not far from the enclosure group, fascinates tourists year round like a magnet, with a sea of eye-catching flowers planted by season for backpackers to feast their eyes.

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