Tulous in Fujian Province

[twoupman]

Here are some interesting photos of Tulous (土楼), earth buildings found in Yonging village in Fujian Province near the Guangdong Province border belonging to Hakka people of old. In essence there were protected fortifications of dwellings against hostile "neighbors". Today they are tourist attractions.

www.globaltimes.cn/content/1023035.shtml

twoupman
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[douglaslam]

I meant to take myself to Fujian for a long time, after all our ancestors moved from Fujian to where we are about seven centuries ago. There is always something competing for my attention and time.


This photo of a couplet simply reminds us where we were from, 莆田 Putian in Fujian. Over the centuries, we can no longer converse with our brothers and sisters in Fujian in their dialect.

The tulous were mistaken for missile silos during the cold war. Satellite images can not tell they are unique kind of housing.