Missile launch base?? Welcome to the Tulou clusters, a work of Art in the Fujian province, China!

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May 21st 2009

Published: June 23rd 2009

Here we go...back on travelblog and way too many blogs to key in! (which I guess is somehow a good thing…) More UNESCO world heritage sites with the discovery of the Fujian and its famous Tulou (Chinese rammed earth buildings)! Those unique work of art had initially been misinterpreted as being “missile launch base” by the American in the 60’s and although it is today a good joke, one can... Read Full Entry

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Started a new life chapter in 2009 and loving it! Bye Bye China (since 2003) and the world of Communication and welcome to the Humanitarian world! Where? Well...first 13 months in Pyongyang, North Korea followed by 18 months in Baghdad. Enjoyed every minute of it & somehow looking at life with a different perspective. If there was one sentence to summarize my state of mind, it would be this quote from Ghandi "Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever" I am now based in Monrovia, Liberia and it is yet once more a whole new culture ... full info

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Finally !!

Yuchanglou cluster

Minny and the Fujian bridges....a true love story

arriving at Yuchanglou cluster

Yuchanglou cluster

nicknamed the "zigzag building"

Yuchanglou cluster

Party time!!

ok...four laowai, tiny village, lovely river, lots of local alcohol (especially for Sophie and Pal who didnt have much luck at the card game .... hahaha)

By Hu's ancestral temple....reflection over the water

Flooring

Hu's ancestral temple

Painted door

Hu's ancestral temple

and the other painted door

Hu's ancestral temple

More painted doors

Hu's ancestral temple

Hongkeng Tulou Cluster

THE ghost Tulou

seems innocent on the picture, but the fact that no one (meaning locals who normally leave there) was inside added to a very special vibe...

Chuxi Tulou Cluster

Sceneries on the way to this one were absolutely worth the trip, the Tulou in this cluster are quite nice although by then we had seen so many that it was hard to truly enjoy it as much as the first ones we saw....

Inside one of the Chuxi Tulou Cluster

Arrival at the Yongding train station

ok...at 2am instead of 2pm...mmmm.... ----Picture taken by Pal

23rd June 2009

bonchue
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like Guangtung village fort
amazing defense for villages

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