The ancient street area of Luodai is a very neat place to hang out though it is quite touristy. There are several stores where you can play dress up in almost any kind of clothes.
What these guys are acting out, I can't even imagine.
A woman stretching out silkworm cocoons:
There are water channels along either side of the street, very handy for rinsing one's feet.
Since it is the evening, most of the people on the street are locals.
We didn't have time to visit all the old buildings, but this is the Guangdong Meeting Hall. These chairs are a distinct style. We ran into a Hakka girl who was guiding us around for free and she said they keep this kind of chair for guests.
There is a definite sense of distinct identity for the Hakka people in Luodai - our guide explained that Hakka (客家, 'guest people')just means people with no homeland of their own. They speak the Hakka language (客家话, though our guide called it Cantonese) and also Sichuanese.
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