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Who Said Houses Had To Be Round Anyway?
... time to sort out some food (It was a point and hope job again) and a bus ticket before I was locked in for the night. Though this in itself presented a problem later on that I ended up having to resolve with an empty coke bottle. Luckily my power had been fixed whilst I was out, although the lights would only work when the fun was turned on. It wasn't the comfiest bed in the world but sleeping there was certainly an experience easily worth the stiff back in the morning.
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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.
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Hakka Tulou's
Went for a day trip to Yongding County some 3 hours drive west of Xiamen. This area is home to hundreds and hundreds of round and square mud houses, ranging in time from the 1300's all the way to the 1940's. In some cases up to 100 familys can live in one building which is split into different levels, the ground for cooking, ...
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
... dogs. The people of this area have been building and living in this type of building for hundreds of years. Some of the tulou we visted dated back to the 1800’s while others were more recent, constructed in the 1950’s and 1960’s still following the same design and building methods as the originals. They are a great way to create a sense of community and social support for the residents, with families living closely together and ...
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