Fujian Tulou, distributed in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, mainly includes Yongding Tulou in Longyan City, Nanjing Tulou, Hua 'an Tulou, Pinghe Tulou, Zhao 'an Tulou, Yunxiao Tulou, Zhangpu Tulou and Quanzhou Tulou in Zhangzhou City. Fujian Tulou originated in Song and Yuan Dynasties and matured in the late Ming, Qing and Republic of China. The earth building is based on stone, with raw soil as the main raw material, which is rammed in layers and staggered, with bamboo as the wall bone, and the T-junction is anchored with wood.
Fujian Tulou is square or round, mainly round, and falls like pearls among the green mountains and green hills in southwest Fujian. Fujian Tulou follows the oriental philosophy of harmony between man and nature, takes local materials, chooses the site according to the situation on the mountain, or follows the stream. Its architectural style is simple and rugged, with beautiful and peculiar form, appropriate scale, complete functions and practicality, and complements the green mountains, green waters and pastoral scenery, forming a suitable living environment and a harmonious and unified landscape between man and nature.
Architectural features
Fujian tulou is a collective building built with soil as the wall, which is round, semi-circular, square, quadrangular, pentagonal, chair-shaped, dustpan-shaped, etc., and has its own characteristics. Tulou was originally square, with palace style, mansion style and different postures. It is not only strange, but also mysterious and solid. Grain is piled up in the building, livestock are raised and there are wells.
Because the square earth building has directionality, dark corners and different ventilation and lighting, Hakka people have designed a round earth building with good ventilation and lighting. Among the existing earth buildings, the round one is the most striking, and the locals call it the round building or the round village. Fujian earth buildings belong to collective buildings. From the research of history and architecture, the earth buildings are a self-defense living style for ethnic security.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing Tulou