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not only round

not only round, Nanjing

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inside

inside, Nanjing

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inside

inside, Nanjing

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inside

inside, Nanjing

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inside

inside, Nanjing

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Well

Well, Nanjing

 cpim2004 Says:  normally well is inside in a tulou, some tulou have two wells creat fengshui..... 

Living in Tulou

Living in Tulou, Nanjing

 cpim2004 Says:  Sleeping and eating in the hakka earth house should be a great experience!At tianluokeng, can offer is better comparatively than others, A bed for a night would cost about RMB 30. 

Yuchang building

Yuchang building, Nanjing

 strollingfish Says:  What's astonishing of this 5-floor building is that each floor is leaned but the whole building stands well and still has about 100 people living in. It's not far away from Taxia village and about 20 minutes from Tianluokeng by motorcycle. 

square earth building

square earth building, Nanjing

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round earth building

round earth building, Nanjing

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Tianluokeng in the morning

Tianluokeng in the morning, Nanjing

 strollingfish Says:  I'm not lucky enough but If you are you could shoot the earth buildings in mist. 

stone dragon pole

stone dragon pole, Nanjing

 strollingfish Says:  If you pass by Taxia village do take time out to the back of the village where stands their ancestral temple. On the square In front of the temple erect 21 stone dragon poles. These are to honor and memorize the person who did contribution. 

Taxia village

Taxia village, Nanjing

 strollingfish Says:  The village is located on the border of Nanjing county and Yongding county. It's hometown to many overseas Chinese. There's a small river flowing through the village. On the riversides lie the houses. 

Transportation  

Bus to Shuyang

Bus to Shuyang, Nanjing

 cpim2004 Says:  There are sereval bus in the morning to Shuyang, take the bus from Hubin South Bus Station, the bus will pass you at Shuyang, around Shuyang, rent a moto drive to take you to neclear base......The bus price should be between RMB20-50. 4-5 hours to Shuyang. Moto rent is about... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

No flush toliet here

No flush toliet here, Nanjing

 cpim2004 Says:  No flush toilet here, but the weather is far better and moderate than any other cities especially Xiamen.... 

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Why visit Tulou?

Why visit  Tulou?, Nanjing

 cpim2004 Says:  Literally translated as "Earth Buildings??, Tulou is like a fortress, with distinctively circular or rectangular forms, and high earthen walls. Clans living inside utilize every square inch of space for their domestic use, so that they do not have to leave the buildings.... 

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 I'm not lucky enough but If you are you could shoot the earth buildings in mist. 

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Tianluokeng

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 The most worthy-to-see earth building is in Tianluokeng. What's special is this view of "Four dishes + one soup". Ain't it matched? It's comprised of 3 round and 1 elliptic earth buildings surrounding... 

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Tulou = Nuclear base???

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 Nanjing County, 52km west of Xiamen, lots of Tulou(hakka house) around there, not too touristy, famous "Tianluokeng Tulou" in Shangban Village, Shuyang Town, composed primarily of four round and one... 

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