Inside the centuries-old Zhencheng Lou, one of the oldest buildings in the area. Residents of Dongcheng Lou sit at the entrance of the building. "The buildings are mainly four or five stories high.

Looking like large circular castles, Fujian Tulou is the unique dwelling of the Hakka people in the mountainous areas of East China's Fujian Province. The Tulou buildings were once pushed to the fore ...

Nine hundred years ago, Chinese built large enclosed earthen "castles" called tulou to guard against enemies. Although it is peaceful now, these earthen structures are still being used as dwelling ...

Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province in southeastern China is inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee that ...

This article is part of a series looking back at some of the most noteworthy China stories of 2017. More than 3,000 tulou — the round, earthen structures built centuries ago in eastern China — are ...

Located in Yongding County of Fujian Province, those clay buildings, also known as Tulou, have been home to generations of local Hakka people for more than 1,000 years. They were inscribed on UNESCO's ...

Visit Hakka fortresses in China with host Philippe Simay, anthropologist and philosopher. The Fujian province on the southeast coast of China is home to the Hakka people. Their ancestors, the Han, ...

A bird’s eye view of the earthen buildings in Nanjing county, Fujian province, surrounded by forests and tiered farmlands (HUANG QIUHUA / FOR CHINA DAILY) Amid idyllic surroundings featuring ...

A tulou in suburban Zhangzhou city, which used to be isolated from the outside world, is now a popular tourist attraction in Fujian province (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) In valleys filled with thick ...