Guild halls
Stepped gables.
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A Hakka town in Longquanyi, about 20 km east of central Chengdu, where most people still speak the Hakka dialect and which the Chinese call «the first Hakka town of western China»; legend says its name comes from a jade belt that a ruler of the Three Kingdoms era dropped into its eight-sided well. Its old street follows a plan of «one street and seven lanes» lined with timber houses in Qing style, and it has four guild halls built by settlers from Guangdong, Jiangxi, Huguang and northern Sichuan, with stepped gable walls and carvings, protected at national level, along with a museum of Hakka culture. The town is free to enter, per visitor guides. Take Metro Line 2 to Longquanyi, then a bus or taxi. Cured pork is a local speciality, so ask about ingredients.
Stepped gables.
And seven lanes.
Migrant history.
Longquanyi District, about 20 km east of central Chengdu
Choices are few and cured pork is a local favourite, so bring food or order vegetable dishes; Chengdu has Hui Muslim restaurants near the Huangcheng Mosque.