Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
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Kaiping Diaolou and Villages is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Guangdong, China, renowned for its fortified multi-storey watchtowers blending Chinese and Western architectural styles amid rural village landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiping Diaolou and Villages canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| adminRegion | Jiangmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chinese architecture
ⓘ
Western architecture ⓘ eclectic style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
emigrant remittances
ⓘ
overseas Chinese (huaqiao) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZone | rural agricultural land ⓘ |
| builtFor |
flood refuge
ⓘ
protection against bandits ⓘ |
| category | Cultural (World Heritage) ⓘ |
| contains |
Fangshi Denglou
NERFINISHED
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Jinjiangli Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Majianglong Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruishi Diaolou NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanmenli Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Zili Village NERFINISHED ⓘ diaolou ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalCommunity |
Cantonese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiping dialect ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaiping NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
defensive watchtowers
ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fortified multi-storey towers
ⓘ
fusion of Chinese and Western decorative elements ⓘ rural village landscape setting ⓘ |
| numberOfDiaolou | approximately 1800 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaiping City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Guangdong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
outstanding example of the fusion of Chinese and Western building traditions
ⓘ
testimony to overseas Chinese influence on rural architecture ⓘ |
| region | Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1112 ⓘ |
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