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Shangfeng Destination Guide

Explore Shangfeng in China

Shangfeng in the region of Fujian is a place in China - some 1,046 mi or ( 1683 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Shangfeng is now 08:56 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Shizhong, Shenzhen, and Jieyang. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zhangzhou . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shangfeng ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tulou

8:07 min by miyum73
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We visited Tulou, old houses, in China. It is about 300 years old. Hakka used to live there. One big family live in each tulou. They are about tenth generation now. The life there is not modern, they ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Tulou

A tulou, 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 structures were occupied by clan groups. 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.63 117.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Fujian, Castles by type, Chinese architecture

Tianluokeng Tulou cluster

Tianluokeng tulou cluster (田螺坑土楼群) is one of the better known groups of Fujian Tulou. It is located in Fujian province, Zhangzhou City, Nanjing County, Shuyang Township, Tian Luo Keng Village (literally "Snail Pit" Village) in southern China.

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Located at 24.59 117.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Fujian, Hakka

Fujian Tulou

Fujian Tulou is a type of Chinese rural dwellings of the Hakka is in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries. A tulou is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building, most commonly rectangular or circular in configuration, with very thick load-bearing rammed earth walls between three and five stories high and housing up to 80 families.

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Located at 24.61 116.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Fujian, Chinese architecture, Visitor attractions in Fujian, World Heritage Sites in China

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