Touring Hexikou in China
Hexikou in the region of Fujian is located in China - some 1,049 mi or ( 1688 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Hexikou is now 02:33 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Shuyang, Shizhong, and Shenzhen. 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 Hexikou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tulou
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
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.
Located at 24.59 117.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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.
Located at 24.63 117.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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.
Located at 24.61 116.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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