Comments on: Shangping Tulou in Fujian’s Hua’An World Heritage Site Opens to Visitors http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/destinations/shangping-tulou-in-fujians-huaan-world-heritage-site-opens-to-visitors/ Airline News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jorg Ostrowskihttp://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/destinations/shangping-tulou-in-fujians-huaan-world-heritage-site-opens-to-visitors/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Jorg Ostrowski Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:32:31 +0000 http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/?p=3116#comment-1526 Dear Dr. Minhua Chen:It should be pointed out that Fuxing (or Fuxin) Lou in Xiazhai Village, Hulei Town, Yongding County is the oldest Hakka Tulou, built in 769 AD. I have visited this tulou twice in the last 5 years and various references verify this fact (1, 2, 3). One of the most surprising features of its architecture is the unusually flat, hard, straight and smooth, lower wall sections, especially considering its 1,241 year age. Fuxing Lou is shown and mentioned in History Channel's recently released video on Hakka Tulous, made with our firm as consultants.Jorg Ostrowski, M. Arch. A.S. (MIT), B. Arch. (Toronto), ACE/ASH-Incs., Calgary Alberta Canada, design/planning/consulting since 1976 • green buildings, sustainable communities/development/waterfronts, BioSpheres & Hakka Tulous • http://www.HakkaHeritage.com References: 1) Ye Enzhong, Fujian's Earthen Buildings, 2009, pp. 106-107 2) Wang Fu Ping, A History of Tulou Buildings, 2008, p. 14 3) http://discoverfujian.com/TulouHighlights.asp Dear Dr. Minhua Chen:

It should be pointed out that Fuxing (or Fuxin) Lou in Xiazhai Village, Hulei Town, Yongding County is the oldest Hakka Tulou, built in 769 AD. I have visited this tulou twice in the last 5 years and various references verify this fact (1, 2, 3). One of the most surprising features of its architecture is the unusually flat, hard, straight and smooth, lower wall sections, especially considering its 1,241 year age. Fuxing Lou is shown and mentioned in History Channel’s recently released video on Hakka Tulous, made with our firm as consultants.

Jorg Ostrowski, M. Arch. A.S. (MIT), B. Arch. (Toronto),
ACE/ASH-Incs., Calgary Alberta Canada, design/planning/consulting since 1976
• green buildings, sustainable communities/development/waterfronts, BioSpheres & Hakka Tulous
• http://www.HakkaHeritage.com
References:
1) Ye Enzhong, Fujian’s Earthen Buildings, 2009, pp. 106-107
2) Wang Fu Ping, A History of Tulou Buildings, 2008, p. 14
3) http://discoverfujian.com/TulouHighlights.asp

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