Yongding Tulou Guide: Exploring the 'Museum of Hakka Culture Without a Front Door'

📍Location: Yongding District, Longyan City, Fujian Province 🚗Transport: Accessible by self-driving or public transportation. The parking lot charges are reasonable, and free parking is also available along the road as long as you can find a spot! 🎫Ticket: A combo ticket costs 98 yuan, which includes the King Tulou and the Prince Tulou. You can also enter the free Tulous nearby. Some Tulous charge an additional 10 yuan for access to the second floor. 🏰Must-visit Tulous: 1️⃣ Zhencheng Lou: This circular tulou faces south with a north orientation and covers an area of about 5000 square meters. The interior is divided into eight units by fireproof brick walls arranged according to the Bagua, each unit being independent yet interconnected throughout the building. From a distance, it resembles a black gauze cap. 2️⃣ Chengqi Lou: Known as the 'King of Round Tulous', Chengqi Lou was built during the Ming Dynasty's Chongzhen era. The center is a clan hall, with three concentric rings of the main building layered on top of each other, arranged according to the Bagua of the I Ching. The structure is exquisitely designed and has an ancient charm, housing over 800 people at its peak! 🏞️Travel Tips: The architectural structure of the Tulous is quite unique; the lower part is built of stone, while the upper half is made of earth walls embedded with long wooden strips and bamboo slats as reinforcement, which serve to protect against wind and earthquakes. The bright red lanterns🏮adorn the Tulous, adding a festive and lively atmosphere. 💖Impression: Walking among the Yongding Tulous feels like traveling back hundreds of years~ Yongding Tulou

Longyan to Yongding Tulou Group Scenic Area is about 77 kilometers. When it is close to the Tulou Group, you can see sporadic earth buildings along the roadside. From the heights, the domes are hollow like a frisbee, and the loess deep wall locks the courtyard. Enter Yongding Tulou Scenic Area, follow a small stream, walk for about 10 minutes or so, you can walk to the Tulou Prince---Zhencheng Building, this road is not alone, the stream flows along the way, the flowers bloom The villagers are busy with their farm work and have an idyllic rural atmosphere. After crossing a small bridge, he came to Zhencheng Building. He was hailed as the prince of Tulou and regarded as the representative of Hakka. After the corridor on the first floor, you can go around the building and go around like a labyrinth. It is like walking through the Lin Family Courtyard in the Republic of China, brick walls, wooden doors, carved windows, and each household maintains the whole The unification of style has highlighted its own characteristics in the internal layout. The area above the 1st floor of the zhengcheng building is not open to the public, and the third floor is the best choice if you want to look at its overall situation. It is not impossible to think of the third floor. You can go straight to the uncle who lives in the building to buy a toll. From the wooden staircase to the third floor, you will stand in the best viewing position to enjoy the vibrating building. This building is quite elaborate, divided into two circles inside and outside, each circle is divided into eight units, the units are connected by arches, open can be connected to each other, and closed can be self-contained, both The harmony of the big family and the privacy of the small family are really an ideal community model. The ancestral hall in the middle can also be used as a stage. It is the living area of everyone. It is really a pleasure to sit around and enjoy the drama after the meal.