Longyan Travel Guide

 strollingfish Says:  It's in Yongding Earth Building Folk Culture Village. Admission to the village costs RMB40. though the building's history is not long it's called as Earth Building Prince. the construction is based on Eight-diagram pattern 

 strollingfish Says:  This building is special because it's only for one family living in. The current hostess told us the original owner,her father in law moved out from his own big family and built up the building for himself and his four wives. He did tobacco business. at that time there's an... 

 strollingfish Says:  This building was constructed based on the Eight Diagrams pattern,integrated with the surrounding landscape. A place propitious for giving birth to great men and enjoying the title of "Scholarly Family". 

 strollingfish Says:  It's said the building body was shaken split by earthquake once and got recovered mystically afterwards. therefore it's called an "Anti-seismic huge castle". 

 cheekychic Says:  Located up on the hills, the private-owned tea plantation cum holiday chalet is open to the public. The chalets are rented out at Rmb400 a night. 

 cheekychic Says:  Rising abruptly above the ground 1.5 kilometers east of Liancheng county seat, the mountain extends 20 kilometers in circumference. It is one of the top ten scenic areas in Fujian Province. There are many cliff inscriptions, towers, pavilions, and an academy of classical... 

 cheekychic Says:  The famous Meihua Mountain Nature Reserve lies at the juncture of three counties and city: Longyan, Shanghang and Liancheng. It is a nature reserve at national level, covering an area of more than 220 square kilometers. There live various kinds of creatures in this... 

 cheekychic Says:  Water flows in or over the limestone caves. The zigzag Longkong Cave has a unique scenery and fresh air. The sceneries are lit up by colourful lights in the dark cave. 

 cheekychic Says:  LongKong Cave is a natural limestone cave in Longkang Village of LongYan City. The entrance is surrounded by bizarre rocks, and the top is covered with luxuriant trees and grass. 

 cheekychic Says:  Round houses, also called earthen houses (Tu lou, in Chinese) of the Hakka ethnic people of Fujian. As most Hakka resided in mountains, communal houses made of compacted earth were built to provide protection against bandits and wild animals. Each Tulou can have a few... 

 o00o Says:  These huge buildings, which resemble fortresses and are usually as high as 5-storey-buildings, are called earth buildings because of their height and their strong, outer shell which is made up of earth 

 cheekychic Says:  Getting to Longyan by road is easier, by car or bus. No.319 and No.205 national highways run through the whole West Fujian. 

 cheekychic Says:  Chinese have always been known to be gracious hosts, they always make sure their guests are well taken care of and also WELL FED! My relatives would feed me 5-6 meals a day - rice, noodles, soups, etc.. non stop.. lol. What caught me by surprise is when we went for course... 

 o00o Says:  it has enough space for people to perform activities, including entertainment, education and defense view of the tolou roof top 

 cheekychic Says:  The surprising thing is the houses of each middle income family can be build 4 to 6 storey high. The wall surrounding the house is build to the edge of the house area, leaving only very narrow roads for one car to pass. I'm very amazed by the skillfulness of the drivers to...