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Is Fujian Tulou the most beautiful aerial photography destination in China?

Before the National Day, Fujian Tulou, Beijing Jiankou Great Wall, Gansu Zhangye Danxia, Hunan Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan, Jiangxi Wuyuan Huangling, Sichuan Zoige Jiuqu Yellow River, Fujian Xiapu Beach, Ningxia Hu Sha, Guangdong Shaoguan Danxia Mountain and Guangxi Longji Terrace were selected as the most beautiful aerial photography destinations in China.

Fujian Tulou is also called "Hakka Tulou" because most of them were built by Hakka people in Fujian. Tulou originated in Song and Yuan Dynasties and matured in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. Taking soil, wood, stone and bamboo as the main building materials, adding a certain proportion of sandy clay and clayey sand into unbaked soil, and tamping it with sandwich board to form a house with more than two floors.

Fujian Tulou include Gaobei Tulou, Hongkeng Tulou, Chuxi Tulou, Xiang Yan Tulou and Zhen Fu Tulou in Yongding County, Tianluokeng Tulou, Hekeng Tulou, Guilou and Huaiyuan Tulou in Nanjing County, and Huaan Tulou. Er Yi Lou, located in Dida Village, Xiandu Town, Hua 'an County, is an outstanding representative of China Yuanshilou ancient residence. Known as "the king of tulou" and "the treasure of the country". It is famous for its large scale, scientific design, reasonable layout and well-preserved, and is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Fujian Tulou, as a proud architectural form of Fujian Hakka, is a treasure in Fujian folk houses. At the same time, human factors are added, which can be called the epitome of the combination of heaven, earth and people. Dozens of families and hundreds of people go to the first floor together, which embodies the family tradition of Hakkas living in harmony. Therefore, a tulou history is a rural family history. Descendants of Tulou often can tell the origin of Kan Kan family without genealogy.

On July 6, 2008, it was officially listed in the World Heritage List at the 32nd World Heritage Conference held in Quebec City, Canada.