Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Nanjing Tulou - Fujian Tulou

Plan your Fujian Tulou Tour? Fujian Tulou are largely composed of the clay buildings in Yongding County and Nanjing County in the southwest Fujian Province.

The Nanjing Tulou Clusters boast of three parts - Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Yuchanglou and Taxia Village. Nanjing Tulou Cluster are about 160 km west of Xiamen, 2 hours' drive from Xiamen.

Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster are composed of 5 clay buildings, with a square Tulou at the center and circled by 4 circular Tulous, forming a pretty pattern of so called "four dishes with one soup".

Yuchanglou is also nicknamed as the "leaning building", because the vertical wooden post structure is not straight, but leaning left and right. It was constructed like this mainly due to a mistake in measuring the building material.

But in spite of this error, this tall tulou has survived for the past 700 hundred years. Yuchanglou is 36m in diameter and has five storeys, with 50 rooms on each floor.

The Yuchanglou Exterior

Yuchanglou is a five-storey clay building with the ancestral hall in the center.

A close look at the wooden structure of the floors inside the clay building.

The king of Hulusi

Selling hand-made cigarettes

Selling local tea

Selling local products

Taxia Village is one of the first 15 scenic villages selected in China. The village has a long history dating back to 1426. Now there are over 300 households in the village.

The clay buildings in Taxia Village are built evenly along the banks of the river passing through the village. The tulou buildings in the village have various kinds of shapes - circular, square and oval.  In addition, this village also has a kind of wood and brick buildings similar to those in the countrysides in Zhejiang.

The clay buildings in Taxia Village are built evenly along the banks of the river passing through the village.

 This village also has a kind of wood and brick buildings similar to those in the countrysides in Zhejiang.

Xiamen Yongding Tulou One Day Tour from US$99 p/p Xiamen Nanjing Tulou One Day Tour from US$75 p/p Xiamen Tulou Two Day Tour from US$255 p/p Xiamen Tulou Peitian Ancient Village 3 Day Tour from US$319 p/p .

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