What are the Tulou in Fujian

Hakka Tulou, also known as Fujian Tulou, is mainly located in Yongding, Nanjing, Hua'an and other places in southwestern Fujian, is the Hakka people's generations to attack the reproduction of the settlement. Tulou has a long history, unique style, exquisite architecture, grand scale, known as the world's residential architecture of the wonders. There are more than 23,000 earth buildings of more than 30 kinds, such as round buildings, square buildings, five-cornered buildings, eight-cornered buildings, and foot-hanging buildings, forming a group of earth building clusters built on the mountains, staggered and reasonably laid out, such as the Yongding Chuxi Earth Building Cluster and the Tianluokeng Earth Building Cluster in Shushuyang Township, Nanjing.

The buildings have not only attracted the attention of architectural circles, but also aroused the keen interest of Chinese and foreign scholars and experts in history, geography, anthropology and folklore. In 2001, "Fujian Tulou", which consists of Tulou buildings in Yongding, Nanjing and Hua'an, was formally declared as a world cultural heritage and passed the inspection, evaluation and acceptance of UNESCO experts.

The largest circular building is the "Chengqi Building" in Gaotou Village, Dazhu Township, Yongding County.

The whole building is 73 meters in diameter, with three circles and four floors, 400 rooms and 60 households. The smallest round building is the Milk Sang Building in Yongding County, with 12 floors and 12 rooms and 6 households. The oldest round building is Qitianlou in Shajian Township, Hua'an County, with a history of more than 600 years. Dongping Village, Shentu Township, Yunxiao County, has a "Bagua Fort". The entire village consists of five rings, the center is a complete circular building, four outer circles according to the gossip array intermittent arrangement, surrounded by the surrounding area. Yuchanglou, located in Nanjing County, Shuyang County Board Village, known as the "wrong building", was built in Chenghua R years (1487). Almost all the visible beams, pillars and zhangs are crooked, and the maximum inclination is said to be 15 degrees!

More than 1900 years ago, the Hakka people, who moved their families southward after the Central Plains Rebellion, came to the mountainous region of southwestern Fujian after several difficulties. To avoid the onslaught of the outside world, they had to operate by the mountains and live in groups. Single houses were built with local raw soil, crushed stones and wood chips, then connected into big houses, and then built thick and closed earthen buildings. The buildings had wells and granaries. In case of war and bandits, once the gates were closed, they were left to fend for themselves. If besieged, food and water would last for months. Together with the characteristics of warm winter and cool summer, earthquake and wind resistance, the earth building has become the residence of Hakka people who have been attacking and prospering for generations.