Mantang Hakka Enclosure
满堂客家大围
One of the largest Hakka walled houses in Guangdong, with three linked enclosures and corner watchtowers. It is a nationally protected cultural relic.
The Mantang Hakka Great Enclosure lies in Aizi Town, Shixing County. It was built during the Daoguang to Xianfeng reigns of the Qing dynasty and took nearly 30 years to complete. It consists of the Shangxin, Central and Xiaxin enclosures, covering about 14,000 square metres. The central enclosure is four storeys high, with watchtowers at all four corners, and contains several hundred rooms. It is known as the “First Enclosure of Lingnan.” Admission is about 20 yuan, and opening hours should be confirmed on site. It is about 1.5 hours' drive from Shaoguan urban area over good roads, and can be visited together with the other walled houses of Shixing.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Nanhua Temple
- Caoxi Hot Spring
- Maba Man Site
- Fengcai Tower & Dongjie Old Street
- Shaozhou Prefectural Confucian Temple
- Yinyuan Stone
- Zhanglao Peak Area
- Xiafu Village & Chahu Peak