Comparative Study of the Defense Layout in Traditional Villages of Cantonese and Hakka in Conghua District of Guangzhou

摘要

Located in central Guangdong, Conghua is the cultural district junction of Cantonese and Hakka. Although Cantonese and Hakka are located in the same place, the traditional village forms between them are different sharply, especially in the defense layout. Based on the information from the field investigation of the traditional villages, this paper makes comparative study on Cantonese and Hakka traditional villages in terms of location, spatial pattern and defensive structure, etc., which concludes the similarities and differences of defense layout between Cantonese and Hakka traditional villages and attempts to analyze the reason.