"The interior hallway is like a vein in the human body. It is a style shared by the Han Chinese." Li notes that the exterior hallway of the Hakka of southern Taiwan carries on a Hakka tradition from the mainland. In contrast, the closer interaction of the Hakka of the north with the Southern Fujianese has influenced Hakka architecture, and in the north both interior and exterior hallways are seen.
「內廊的動線像人體中的血脈，是漢民族共同的形式」，李允斐指出，南部客家延續大陸原鄉的外廊形式；北客家與閩南往來較密切，建築多多少少受到影響，因而內、外廊的型態都有。