Longnan County

Longnan 龙南
County
Guanxi Xinwei, a Hakka walled village
Location within Jiangxi
Longnan Location within China
Coordinates: 25°54′38″N 114°47′10″E / 25.9106°N 114.786°E / 25.9106; 114.786Coordinates: 25°54′38″N 114°47′10″E / 25.9106°N 114.786°E / 25.9106; 114.786
Country	China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Ganzhou
Postal Code	34????

Longnan County (Chinese: 龙南县) is a county under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou Municipality, in Jiangxi province.

Longnan County is notable for the variety of traditional Hakka walled villages in Jiangxi. By one count, there are around 370 of them within the county's boundaries. They are known locally as weiwu (围屋) or wei (围); Longnan is also regarded as "the Hometown of Weiwu in China" 新华网-客家围屋之乡. Some of the most famous weiwu are Guangxi Wei 百度百科-关西围屋 and Yanyiwei.关西围屋与燕翼围 Some researchers call them "Jiangxi tulou" (literally, "[tall] earthen buildings"), as opposed to the better known Fujian tulou.

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