Xiazhai, Fujian
Xiazhai Town (Chinese: 霞寨镇) is a township-level division of Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
Xiazhai 霞寨 | |
|---|---|
Town (China) | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 霞寨镇 |
| • Pinyin | Xiázhài zhèn |
 Xiazhai Town's main street, looking west | |
  Xiazhai Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′00″N 117°10′00″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture | Zhangzhou |
| County | Pinghe |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Tulou
Surviving section of the front (southern) wall of Xishuang Lou
Numerous Fujian Tulou, earth buildings of round, rectangular and other shapes, can be found within the administrative borders of Xiazhai Town. One of them, Xishuang Lou (西爽楼), located in Xi'an Village a few kilometers north of Xiazhai town center, has been described by some researchers as the "largest of the rectangular [tulou] in existence".[1] Only parts of the compound have survived to this day.
An old tulou in Xili natural Village
Pomelo orchards near Xi'an Village
Xianghui Lou, Xinhui natural Village, Tuanjie administrative Village
References
- Fred Thompson (February 1996), "Earthly fortresses - communal housing in China", The Architectural Review
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