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Ancient Earthen Castles in South China
The Fujian Tulou is a collection of earthen houses, impenetrable by outsiders, built between the 12th and the 20th centuries, located in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian province. A tulou is usually large, several storeys high, and built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan. The doughnut shaped house has a central open courtyard and can house up to 800 people or 80 families each. The outside wall is a solid block served by only one entrance, and windows to the outside are located only above the first floor.
Tulous were built for defense against armed bandits that plagued southern China from the 12th century to 19th century. The people of southern Fujian first built strongholds on top of mountains as a defense. These early strongholds later evolved into Fujian Tulou.
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photoset:Master Zhang’s Tieguanyin Tea Fields, November 24th 2014
Daping, Anxi, Fujian, China
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Our new Jian Zhan tea ware is here as part of our Black Friday Weekend special releases - from traditional wood-fired Lao Long (Dragon) Kiln masterpieces to Tenmoku-style electric kiln cups!
Collect your own Song Dynasty-inspired teaware, or browse photos of these gorgeous pieces.
Want to learn about the link between Jian Zhan,Tianmu and Japanese Tenmoku? Read on to meet the man reviving this Song Dynasty Tradition!
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Performers wear headwear of She ethnic group during a local cultural festival in Fuan, Southeast China’s Fujian province, April 9, 2016
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Cai Guo-Qiang, Sky Ladder, Huiyu Island Harbour, Quanzhou, Fujian, June 15, 2015 at 4:49 am
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