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[[File:Earth building-fuyu.jpg|thumb|200px|Exterior of a tulou]] |
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[[File:Earth building-chengqi2.jpg|thumb|200px|Interior of a tulou]] |
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[[Image:HakkaYongding.jpg|thumb|200px|A tulou in [[Yongding County|Yongding county]].]] |
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[[File:Yanxiang Lou - inside - DSCF3722.JPG|thumb|200px|Inside the Yanxiang Lou, a large round tulou in Xinnan Village]] |
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A '''tulou''' ({{zh|s=土楼|t=土樓|p=tǔlóu}}), or "earthen building", is a traditional communal residence in the [[Fujian]] province of Southern [[China]], usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine. These [[Vernacular architecture|vernacular]] structures were occupied by clan groups. |
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Although most tulou were of earthen construction, the definition "tulou" is a broadly descriptive label for a building type and does not indicate construction type. Some were constructed of cut granite or had substantial walls of fired brick. Most large-scale tulou seen today were built of a composite of earth, sand, and lime known as sanhetu rather than just earth. The tulou is often three to four stories high. Often they would store food on the higher floors. |
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The famous [[Fujian Tulou]], designated as UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008, is a small and specialized subgroup of tulou, and are known for their unique shape, large scale, and ingenious structure. There are more than 20,000 tulou in southern Fujian. Approximately 3,000 of them are [[Fujian Tulou]], that is 15% of tulou belongs to Fujian Tulou category. |
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== Contemporary references == |
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=== Film === |
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* In ''[[Secrets of the Furious Five]]'', the Bao Gu Orphanage is a tulou. |
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* Portions of [[Stephen Chow]]'s "[[Kung Fu Hustle]]" take place at a tulou. |
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=== Video Games === |
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* In [[Front Mission 3]] the main cast briefly goes to Yongding, where tulous can be seen in the background. The NPCs at the Yongding bar talk about tolous when you speak to them. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Hakka architecture]] |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Tulou}} |
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* http://www.chinadwelling.dk/images/htm/13_01.htm |
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* http://www.chinadwelling.dk/hovedsider/construction-tekst.htm |
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* http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1689/ |
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* [http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/cw-magazine/travel/earth/ From the Earth] Article about the Tulou earth villages of the Fujian Hakka |
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{{Fujian topics}} |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Fujian]] |
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[[Category:Chinese architecture]] |
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[[Category:Castles by type]] |
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[[fr:Tulou]] |
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[[vi:Thổ lâu]] |
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