tulou

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Tulou are large, fortified earthen communal buildings traditionally constructed by the Hakka people in rural southeastern China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communal residence
earthen building
fortified building
traditional dwelling
vernacular architecture
architecturalFeature central courtyard
communal ancestral hall
few exterior windows on lower levels
multi-storey structure
single main entrance
thick exterior walls
wooden internal galleries
architecturalForm circular courtyard house
square courtyard house
country China
culturalSignificance example of Chinese rural defensive architecture
symbol of Hakka communal life
defensiveFeature fortified outer wall
gun holes
watchtowers
designedFor clan-based communities
extended families
ethnicGroupAssociated Hakka people NERFINISHED
Minnan people NERFINISHED
function communal living space
defensive residence
storage of grain and goods
locatedInRegion Fujian Province NERFINISHED
Guangdong Province NERFINISHED
Jiangxi Province NERFINISHED
materialUsed bamboo
rammed earth
stone
wood
notableExampleLocation Hua'an County NERFINISHED
Nanjing County NERFINISHED
Yongding County NERFINISHED
periodOfConstruction 20th century
Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Song dynasty NERFINISHED
Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
roofType tiled pitched roof
typicalLocation rural southeastern China
UNESCOSiteCategory cultural site
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOSiteName Fujian Tulou NERFINISHED
usedFor residential purposes
tourism attraction

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