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Fujian Tulou Video Tour – Part Two Posted by sasha on Jan 26, 2015
In Part Two of our tulou adventure, visit the Gaobei cluster – home to the most famous earthen building of them all. The “King of Tulou” is a massive structure with nearly 400 rooms that once housed up to 800 people. While this is by far the most touristy section of the tulou, it’s worth…
Better Know a… Province (Fujian) Posted by sasha on Jan 6, 2015
Our journey across all corners of the Middle Kingdom continues down in the southeast in Fujian province (福建省 – fú jiàn shěng). The name comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jianzhou (now known as Jian’ou), two cities in the province. History Fujian has a history going back thousands of years, as recent archaeological discoveries…