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laodan rated 22 months ago- Hakka architecture in Wikipedia and various other sources Hakka architecture is a building style in southern China unique to the Hakka people. They are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at ground level and are called "Tu Lou". Tu Lou, ("earthen structures") are massive, fortress like dwellings, native to the Hakka people of China's Fujian province. Distinguishing features include a central courtyard, multiple levels, a lack of windows on the ground floor, a single, heavily fortified entrance, and dozens of homes all wedged together. The buildings are ringed with a one meter thick outer wall, feautre no concrete or steel; living quarters on the upper levels are largely built from wooden beams, jointed with pegs. A typical structure would take several years to build. ... These 3-400 year old handmade earthen dwellings each hold about 30 to 40 families, all relatives. The dwellings are 3, 4 or 5 stories tall and all wooden inside. The ground floor of the exterior wall is for cooking, housing small animals like ducks and chickens, and eating. The next floor is all small storage rooms. The floors above are bedrooms. Each family has one "slice" of the building and their space is made of a room on each floor, stacked atop each other. There are more structures in the center of the circle or square. URL: Hakka architecture URL: Hakka people URL: Earthen Houses (Tulou), Fujian Province URL: West Fujian travel notes URL: Rings Around the Temple
Interesting. I particularly like the circular form.
- Hakka architecture in Wikipedia and various other sources Hakka architecture is a building style in southern China unique to the Hakka people. They are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at ground level and are called "Tu Lou". Tu Lou, ("earthen structures") are massive, fortress like dwellings, native to the Hakka people of China's Fujian province. Distinguishing features include a central courtyard, multiple levels, a lack of windows on the ground floor, a single, heavily fortified entrance, and dozens of homes all wedged together. The buildings are ringed with a one meter thick outer wall, feautre no concrete or steel; living quarters on the upper levels are largely built from wooden beams, jointed with pegs. A typical structure would take several years to build. ... These 3-400 year old handmade earthen dwellings each hold about 30 to 40 families, all relatives. The dwellings are 3, 4 or 5 stories tall and all wooden inside. The ground floor of the exterior wall is for cooking, housing small animals like ducks and chickens, and eating. The next floor is all small storage rooms. The floors above are bedrooms. Each family has one "slice" of the building and their space is made of a room on each floor, stacked atop each other. There are more structures in the center of the circle or square. URL: Hakka architecture URL: Hakka people URL: Earthen Houses (Tulou), Fujian Province URL: West Fujian travel notes URL: Rings Around the Temple
