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Who Said Houses Had To Be Round Anyway?
... Despite the fact that there was well over 200 rooms in the roundhouse for some reason there was no toilet or showers in it at all and I had to make a 5 minute walk to get to the travel agents to use either. As an additional consideration they locked the door at 8pm sharp, if you were in you were in for the night and if you were out, well tough. The roundhouse itself was in a dreadful state of repairs and seemed to be falling down around me, though if im honest I liked that ...
Living like a Hakka
My first destination in real China was YongDing to look at the ancient Tulou houses of the Hakka people.
It took my about 8 hours by train to get there, and as I was unfamiliar with the train system, I ended up with a "standing ticket," which is exactly what it sounds like. Standing. 8 hours. "Bring it on," I thought, until of course 3 hours passed by and I realized it was going to be a very long night.
The ...
Hakka Tulou's
... floor for storage and then the upper level for sleeping, these houses were built to keep safe from bandits, even up to the 1950's when the cultural revolution was in full force in China. Was really facinating seeing the buildings and in a few years time it will be a huge tourist attraction judging by all the building works going ...
Province du Fujian : les Tu Lou
... repartent vers 14h pour XIamen. Vous pourrez donc vous promenez dans les vallées et visiter tranquillement les Tu Lou avant 10h et après 14H.
Il semble que la fonction principale de ces Tu Lou était d'offrir un endroit protégé à tout un clan, à toute une famille, mais comme les Tu Lou sont situées dans les montagnes, il se pourrait que ces Tu Lou servaient tout simplement à regrouper les familles, à mettre en ...
Round houses and Rodents
... growing food etc. Going inside was like stepping back in time, seeing people living in such basic surroundings, with just communal cold water taps on the ground floor, the most basic of cooking facilities and chickens wandering around everywhere. Communal toilet and shower blocks are located outside the main building. A nightmare if you need a wee in the middle of the night.
Some families have converted their rooms into small guest houses, ...
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