Characteristics of Fujian Tulou: unique shape, large scale, anti-seismic function, and ingenious structural layout

1. Unique shape

Fujian Tulou uses earth as walls The collective buildings built are round, semicircular, square, quadrangular, pentagonal, chair-shaped, dustpan-shaped, etc., each with its own characteristics.

2. Large scale

Fujian Tulou is a collective building. Its biggest feature is its large shape. No matter from a distance or approaching, Tulou stands out with its huge single size. The architectural style is astonishing, and its size is the largest among residential buildings.

3. Anti-seismic function

The walls of Fujian Tulou are thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top, with some parts as thick as 1.5 meters. When tamping the wall, first dig a deep and large wall trench at the base of the wall, ram it firmly, bury large stones as the base, and then use stones and mortar to build the wall base. Then use sandwich panels to ram the walls. The raw materials of the earth wall are mainly local clayey red soil, mixed with an appropriate amount of small stones and lime, which are repeatedly pounded and mixed well. An appropriate amount of glutinous rice and brown sugar should also be added to some key parts to increase its stickiness. When ramming, fir branches or bamboo pieces should be buried in the middle of the earth wall as "wall bones" to increase its pulling force.

4. The structural layout is ingenious

The round building is the most distinctive building among the local earth buildings. Generally, it starts from the center of a circle and unfolds outward layer by layer according to different radii. , like water waves in a lake, surrounded by each other, very spectacular. The center is the family ancestral hall, and outwards are the ancestral hall, the corridor, and the outermost ring of people. The rooms in the entire earth building are the same size, with an area of ??about ten square meters, and use different stairs. There are almost no secrets in each house. Extended information

The cultural connotation of Fujian Tulou

1. The cohesion of the family

The construction of Tulou is usually based on the tallest building and solid walls of the family. The foundation exists and functions stably. In the earth building where the same clan lived together, there was a grandson on the first floor. Among the dozens or hundreds of people in the building, there are many generations living under the same roof, with the same ancestors, and the highest elder has absolute authority.

2. Taoist philosophy

In the construction of Hakka earth buildings, the application of Taoist philosophy is wonderful. Not only the essence of earth buildings is used as a guide for building construction, but also the construction of other types of earth buildings Taoist ideas are also often used for site selection.

3. Strong cultural character

The Hakka people attach great importance to culture and education, and have already formed a special custom in China's mountainous rural areas. The tradition of respecting teachers and valuing education has led many earth buildings to set up dedicated schools or use ancestral halls and ancestral halls as schools for the children of the building and nearby to learn culture.

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