Nan Wai Old Village (Chinese: 南圍古村) is located at Heyuan (河源) prefecture of Guangdong (廣東) province in China. Nan Wai Old Village preserves over 30 old Hakka buildings, the largest number in Heyuan. The majority of the people in Heyuan are Hakka, so Heyuan is deemed to be ‘the origin of Hakka’.
The Poon’s families in Nan Wai Old Village were very rich, and they left many grand old buildings in the village.
Besides those scenic spots, antiques are everywhere, tourists can go around the village by themselves.
Most of the old buildings in Nan Wai Old Village are built by green bricks, which make the buildings more durable than those built by red bricks.
The layouts of Nan Wai Old Village are very complicated, you will lose your way if you are not careful.
You can still find old wood carvings in some buildings, so exquisite that you shouldn’t miss.
Today is a bit cloudy, so the sunlight is not so strong, all light and shadow are green in tune, romantic and nostalgic.
