Horn House, Traditional Hakka house in Meixian District, China.
Horn House, also called Da Fu Di, is a Hakka bar-style house in Fuliang village, Xiyang, Mei County, about 16 km east of Meizhou in Guangdong. It was completed in 1884 after ten years of work and holds 89 rooms. The bar-style plan sets the rooms in long parallel ranges.
Qiu Kailin and his brother Qiu Xianglin, sons of Qiu Changsheng, built the house after making their fortune in Indonesia, where Kailin founded the Kwong Long Company in Jakarta. Construction took ten years and was completed in 1884.
The layout shows how the Hakka family organized daily life and valued shared spaces for multiple generations living together. The room arrangement reflects their emphasis on family unity and collective activities.
The building lies east of Meizhou and is best explored through guided tours that explain the architectural details. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes since the many rooms and corridors require considerable walking.
The house is also called Da Fu Di, a name tied to the Qiu family, one of whose members it belonged to. Its Chinese name, Niujiao wu, means "ox-horn house". The brothers Qiu Kailin and Qiu Xianglin built it with money earned from the Kwong Long Company, which Qiu Kailin founded in Jakarta.
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