Entries from Shanghaiist tagged with 'tulou'
August 7, 2008
Peter Kirby of Daedalum Films explores the tulou, the earthen roundhouses in Fujian Province which have just made it to the UNESCO World Heritage list and meets some of the people who live in them.......
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Tulou, the unique buildings of Fujian Province in southeastern China, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday, during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee. According to the submission provided by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Tulou buildings have been built since the 11th century. Designed to meet the requirements of a whole clan living together, they usually consist of a rammed earth outer wall and internal wooden framework,......
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