Anthropology Note 27 - Hakka White-Jade-Radish Couplet (an example)
(This is NOTE 27 of the main ongoing Anthropology Notes HERE.)
Hakka White-Jade-Radish is named not only for its relatively small (and slim) size like delicate jade, but also a couplet often found at a '土地龍神 Dragon Lord of Soil and Ground' Hakka clan residence altar.
I was taken to one in Wugoushui 五溝水 Hakka community, Wanluan Township 萬巒鄉, Pintung County.
The Hakka household is Wu, a famous brick kiln family. The Wus have been known for producing high quality bricks and tiles for over a century.
The couplet from right to left
土中生白玉 White Jade Born from Soil
'土地龍神香座位 Dragon Lord of Soil and Ground' Incense Altar
地内出黃金 Gold Born from Ground
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