TOPIC 1(A) Traditional dwellings around the world.

The Fujian Tulou

Built the Neolithic period (6,000 years ago).

 During the Western Jin Dynasty (307-

12 CE), people from central China began to migrate.

The Fujian tulou first built in the Song and Yuan Dynasties (11th-13th centuries) 

History

 Developed from the 14th and 16th centuries (Early and Middle Ming Dynasty)

The first tulou SmallRectangular or squarePlainly decoratedWithout stone foundations.

 During Ming Dynasty much larger tulou were constructed. 

Structure and Layout Each building can fit up to 800

people.

Built for defense purposes around a central open courtyard.Drying clothes and rice Communal activitiesChildren's play

Only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor.

Materials Outside

Pathways and buildings materialClay

250 two- or three-story small uniform rooms Wooden structures

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