Hakka Earth Buildings(2)

　　The Hakka people are seen as a united people in China. This character is especially remarkable among overseas Hakkas. They share their good and bad times together. This spirit of unity and cooperation is rooted in the culture of Hakka Earth Buildings.

　　Hakka lad Lin Wenlong explained that it was because when it was hard for individuals to survive on their own， people had to help each other and learn to unite and cooperate. Only in this way could they hope to achieve more. The design and structure of Hakka Earth Buildings made it easy to pull together all the weaker forces and form one stronger force. With this stronger force， better results could be achieved in terms of developing business as well as improving living standards.

　　A Hakka Earth Building used to hold together the shared interest of a family clan or a whole village community. But now this fortress like structure can no longer meet the needs of a modern society. People have moved out. ″After all， the earth buildings are a distant memory， a memory which has been filtered and purified through time. All the good memories are left. ″ says Lin.

　　Hakka Earth Buildings have recorded a period of history as well as the life road of several generations of the Hakka people. For those later generations who have never lived and will never live in these earth buildings， they may well become a tourist attraction in the villages. But the unique tradition represented by these earth buildings should be kept and passed on by the Hakka people as their own family culture and ethnic culture.