When families start to build an apartment block for living and defense you get these beautiful looking round structures called Hakka House. You find them in different size and shapes.
The fortified outer structures are formed by compacting earth, mixed with stone, bamboo, wood and are almost 2 metres thick. The result is well-ventilated, wind and earthquake-proof building. They have all one main gate.
Inside all rooms are build the same qua size and materials. And one family owns a vertical set off rooms, from ground floor to top floor. Everybody is equal and it doesn’t show social hierarchy. The inner square looks different from tulou to tulou. From a working, play yard, till a market place.
This is Chengqi Lou the second biggest tulou of all. I had to find a family that allowed me to go to the top level to take this photo.
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