Doing the 'rounds' of the amazing tulou houses in Fujian Province

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November 5th 2014

Published: November 29th 2014

Quanzhou railway station was on the outskirts of the city and was extremely large and modern. Railway and intercity bus terminals in China have all been taken from the centre of the cities to the outskirts and housed in smart glossy terminals resembling airports. Some are very large.... It only took an hour and half to reach Longyan, where we had to catch a bus onward to the tulou region. The tul... Read Full Entry

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Childs stroller

We saw these old fashioned style strollers in many of the smaller Chinese towns

Gorgeous countryside behind the Tianluokeng cluster

Some of the many tulous in Tianluokeng village

Persimmons

Amaranth flowers drying in the sun.

Tulou front entrance in Tianluokeng

Sorting and removing the stems from tea leaves

Jerry checking out the tulou wall construction

Outside another tulou

Rice baskets

Family altar within a tulou

Doorway to 'apartment' within tulou

Internal courtyard of one tulou where many families still live

Tulou outdoor kitchens

Orange tea

The tea leaves are placed inside orange skins and then they are tied tightly and then dried

Handrolled cigarettes

They were placed in cigarette packets with photos of the tulou on them

Tea break

A photo showing how close the tulous are built together

Persimmons and earthen walls

They are high....

Interior courtyard of one of the dilapidated square tulous

29th November 2014

The interior walls of Zhencheng Lou, looking from the top floor

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Tara Cloud

Fantastic travel!
I've been following your adventures, and this is my favorite--off the tourist track and exotic! Backdoor visits to amazing tulous, singing birds and a helpful friend getting you on the right bus. What a great holiday and great photos!

29th November 2014

Rosemary Shanks
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awesome
Loving your blogs keep them coming. Tea with the man sounded just like my idea of travel too.

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