Which province is Yongding Tulou in?

Yongding Tulou, namely Yongding Hakka Tulou, located in Yongding County, Longyan City, southwest Fujian Province, is a wonderful work of ancient architecture in China. The facilities layout of Yongding Tulou not only bears the imprint of Suzhou gardens, but also has the characteristics of ancient Greek architecture, which is a model of combining Chinese and Western cultures.

There are more than 20,000 earth buildings in Yongding, covering an area of more than 2,200 square kilometers, including nearly 5,000 large buildings with more than three floors and more than 360 circular buildings, including about 1/3 earth buildings before the Qing Dynasty and nearly 3,000 representative earth buildings.

Yongding Earth Building is divided into five types: Phoenix Building, Square Building and Round Building. Yongding Tulou is a wonderful work of ancient architecture in China, which shows the wisdom of Hakkas. It has many functions such as earthquake prevention, fire prevention, defense, good ventilation and lighting, warm in winter and cool in summer.

The structure of Yongding Tulou also embodies the tradition of unity and friendship handed down from generation to generation by Hakkas. In Yongding Tulou, Hakkas still live in the same building. Fujian Tulou originated from Hakkas and rooted in Yongding. Tulou is also called China Hakka Museum without a gate.

The cultural value of Yongding tulou;

Tulou is a symbol of Hakka culture and Hakka culture is the soul of Tulou. Yongding Hakka earth building is closely related to geology, ecology, landscape architecture, geomantic omen, architecture, anthropology, sociology, ethnology, folklore, Hakka studies, ethics, military science, education, literature, aesthetics and other disciplines. The architectural technology and style of Yongding Hakka earth building originated from the ancient central plains residential buildings.

The way of cohabitation reflects the traditional ethical concept of clan blood. Inside and outside the building, couplets and inscriptions with the themes of farming, reading, family heirlooms, loyalty, filial piety and benevolence reflect the Hakka people's inheritance of Confucian culture. The elementary school attached to Tulou is the most powerful historical witness of Hakka's worship of literature and education.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yongding Tulou.