Discover Shitou in China
Shitou in the region of Fujian is a town located in China - some 1,050 mi or ( 1690 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Shitou is now 10:21 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Jieyang, and Qiling. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhangzhou . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shitou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Travel China-Yongding Hakka earth buildings 福建永定客家土楼
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 Buildings-Xiamen-Fujiang April 2011
Travel from Xiamen to Yongding county to visit the Hakka round / square earth buildings located in Yongding County Fujiang Province April 2011.South East China Photo's taken by Laurent-Max DC ..
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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.
Located at 24.63 117.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 13 km away
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 15 km away
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