Xiazhai, Fujian

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Xiazhai
霞寨
Town (China)
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese 霞寨镇
  Pinyin Xiázhài zhèn

Xiazhai Town's main street, looking west
Xiazhai

Location in Fujian

Coordinates: 24°20′00″N 117°10′00″E / 24.33333°N 117.16667°E / 24.33333; 117.16667Coordinates: 24°20′00″N 117°10′00″E / 24.33333°N 117.16667°E / 24.33333; 117.16667
Country China
Province Fujian
Prefecture Zhangzhou
County Pinghe
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Xiazhai Town (Chinese: 霞寨镇) is a township-level division of Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, China.

Tulou

Surviving section of the front (southern) wall of Xishuang Lou

Numerous Fujian Tulou, earth buildings of round, rectangular and other shapes, can be found within the administrative borders of Xiazhai Town. One of them, Xishuang Lou (西爽楼), located in Xi'an Village a few kilometers north of Xiazhai town center, has been described by some researchers as the "largest of the rectangular [tulou] in existence".[1] Unfortunately, only parts of the compound have survived to this day.

See also

References

  1. Fred Thompson (February 1996), "Earthly fortresses - communal housing in China", The Architectural Review


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