Zhangzhou Tianluokeng Village

A walk in Round Tianloukeng Tulou, Nanjing, Zhangzhou China

4 Dishes 1 Soup

A Walk at Square Tianloukeng, Nanjing, Zhangzhou China

4 dishes 1 soup

Nanjing County- Tulous and The Yunshuiyao Scenic Area, Fujian

Our experience in Nanjing County was both peaceful and relaxing. It wasn’t very busy and as we had hired a driver for the second day we had little stress travelling between the different sites.

Itinerary- Yunshuiyao Scenic Area, Tianluokeng Tulou cluster, Yuchanglou, Taxia Village and Hongkeng Tulou Cluster.

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Filmed 7th-9th July 2017

Tulou of YongDing,Fujian

Tianluokeng in the rain

Tianluokeng Tulou cluster in the rain. It is the most picturesque collection of houses. It consists of a square earth building at the center of a quincunx, surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nickenamed Si cai yi tang (four dishes with a soup).
Fujian tulou and the Hakka villages scattered around the mountain triangle in southwestern Fujian, China. Tulou is usually a large enclosed building, rectangular or circular in configuration, with a very thick weight supporting earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five storeys high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings usually have only one main gate, guarded by 4-5 inch thick wooden doors reinforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defense against bandits.

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The Fujian Tulou are unique Chinese residential buildings constructed by Hakka people from Fujian province. The Tulou are enclosed by a thick, defensive earth wall and are communal buildings housing up to 80 families. They were mostly built between the 12th to the 20th centuries.

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Tianluokeng fireworks

A spray of lime green and tangerine fireworks whistled over Tianluokeng Tulou cluster on the night of Liqiu Day (Autumn Begins Day).
Fujian tulou and the Hakka villages scattered around the mountain triangle in southwestern Fujian, China. Tulou is usually a large enclosed building, rectangular or circular in configuration, with a very thick weight supporting earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five storeys high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings usually have only one main gate, guarded by 4-5 inch thick wooden doors reinforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defense against bandits.

Kazi Ahmed - Fujian earthen structures Tulou Chuxi, Chuxi tulou group, Tianluokeng tulou cluster

A tulou is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building, most commonly rectangular or circular in configuration, with very thick load-bearing rammed earth walls between three and five stories high and housing up to 80 families. Smaller interior buildings are often enclosed by these huge peripheral walls which can contain halls, storehouses, wells and living areas, the whole structure resembling a small fortified city.

The fortified outer structures are formed by compacting earth, mixed with stone, bamboo, wood and other readily available materials, to form walls up to 6 feet (1.8 m) thick. Branches, strips of wood and bamboo chips are often laid in the wall as additional reinforcement. The result is a well-lit, well-ventilated, windproof and earthquake-proof building that is warm in winter and cool in summer. Tulous usually have only one main gate, guarded by 4–5-inch-thick (100–130 mm) wooden doors reinforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth buildings has gun holes for defensive purposes.

A total of 46 Fujian Tulou sites, including Chuxi tulou group, Tianluokeng tulou cluster, Hekeng tulou cluster, Gaobei tulou cluster, Dadi tulou cluster, Hongkeng tulou cluster, Yangxian lou, Huiyuan lou, Zhengfu lou and Hegui lou, have been inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, as exceptional examples of a building tradition and function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and defensive organization [in a] harmonious relationship with their environment.

* References used from Wikipedia