Nianjing Tulou

Nianjing Tulou, 南靖土楼 in Chinese, is one of the most mysterious architectures in the world. Located in Nanjing County, Fujian Province. In Nanjing County ,there are more than 15,000 Tulous scattered around. The Tulous were built by Hakka people for whom they serve the due purpose of giving them some more to live and protecting them. They were constructed from the 12th century right up to the 20th, Tulous are typically three to five-story structures with a thick earthen wall and a single entrance. They tend to be vast, well-fortified structures, capable of housing up to 800 people. In fact, they originally functioned as village units offering safety, shelter and a sense of community. Among the thousands of Tulou buildings, the Tianluokeng tulou cluster is famous for its special shape. It's consists of a square earth building at the center and surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nicknamed "四菜一汤, Si cai yi tang" (four dishes with a soup). In 2008, the Tulous were inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.