Zhengchenglou, Hongkeng Tulou Cluster – Fujian Tulou

Hongkeng Tulou Cluster boasts of over 40 tulou buildings different in shape and size, circular, square, rectangular, crescent and with some variations. All the tulou buildings were built by the descendants of a family surnamed "Lin", a rich tobacco merchant, starting to build the tulou buildings during later Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) and early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The most outstanding representatives of Hongkeng Tulou Cluster are Zhengchenglou, Kuijulou, Fuyulou and Rushenglou.

The inner ring is a two-storey building made of brick and wood with 32 rooms. Its center is the hall used as an ancestral hall, also a place for important events in the tulou building like marriage, mourning...

The exterior of Zhengchenglou

Inside Zhengchenglou with 4 storeys outer building, 2 storey inner building and the ancestral hall in the center.

The outer building is divided into 8 units by the arch brick walls with connected corridor.

On the first floor, 8 courtyards are formed by the arch brick walls with connected corridor.

The ancestral hall in the center bears some Greek style columns with western enfluence.

Look at the iron railing of the second floor corridor of the inner ring building.

One of the two wells inside Zhengchenglou

The higher outer ring building and the lower inner ring building

The wood corridor on the 4 level of the outer building

It is the only palace styled tulou building in Yongding County. It is also known as "Potala Palace" since it is simailar to the style of the Tibetan palace.

The entrance to the square Kuijulou tulou building

Kuijulou tulou building is a square building.

Inside the Kuijulou building

The only palace styled tulou building in Yongding County

The tour guide gives us a brief introduction to the building - Fuyulou.

Fuyunlou is teemed with exquisite carvings

Inside the Fuyunlou Building

Some part of the Fuyun Building has been used as an interesting tulou inn hotel.

Rushenglou is one of the smallest tulou buildings in Yongding

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