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Dongshan Destination Guide

Touring Dongshan in China

Dongshan in the region of Fujian is a city located in China - some 1,056 mi or ( 1700 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Dongshan

Time in Dongshan is now 08:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Shantou, and Sanlaizhou. Being here already, consider visiting Zhangzhou . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Dongshan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Yong Ding Hakka Earth Buildings

1:20 min by kuanbt
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Yong Ding Hakka Earth Buildings are scattered over the southern part of Longyan area in Fujian Province. A wonderful example of ancient Chinese architecture, the edifices are renowned for their histor ..

Travel China-Yongding Hakka earth buildings 福建永定客家土楼

8:07 min by wen88888
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Taking bus from Longyan bus station, about 1 and half hours driving. Beside Hakka round earth building, we also interested on the square type of the earth buildings. 福建永定的客家土楼,不但有圆形的,还有长型和方型的。 ..


hakka earth tower (tulou)

5:40 min by guilinmei
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hakka earth tower, the unqie chinese residental building in Fujian province ..

Tea Ceremony

2:37 min by les wong
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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.61 116.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Fujian, Chinese architecture, Visitor attractions in Fujian, World Heritage Sites in China

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 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Fujian, Castles by type, Chinese architecture

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