Huaqing Lou

It is located in the central part of Chuxi Village, neighboring Fanqing Lou on the west and Fuqing Lou on the east. Constructed in 1829, the 9th year of the reign of Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, the rectangular Tulou facing the north covers an area of 480 square meters. Two storeys in height, the Tulou is 19.5 meters in width, equaling to five bays, and 20.5 meters in depth equaling to six bays. It has inner corridors. There is no window for the first floor. The back hall is the ancestral hall. The single-storey central nave is in the center of the inner yard. The whole Tulou is equipped with 4 staircases and 1 main gate .

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Fujian Tulou Added to World Heritage List

07 Jul 2008

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