A Missile Base in Fujian: The Homeland of Hua Mu Lan and a Living World Heritage Site
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When Mulan rides her horse through the rice fields and returns to Disney's movie 'Mulan's Home', you will surely be impressed by her beautiful hometown and the amazing house she lives in. Although it is not actually Mulan's hometown. That place is Fujian Tulou, Fujian Tulou is definitely a living World Heritage Site, carrying the history and unique culture of the Min and Hakka people. From a high vantage point, Fujian Tulou looks like a magnificent missile launch base, so foreign friends also call it 'missile base'
Visiting Tulou takes a whole day. A one-day Tulou tour not only allows you to visit the must-see attractions, but also takes you to authentic Tulou villages, where you can escape the tourist crowds and discover the local Hakka people's lifestyle. Fujian Tulou mainly includes (Tianluo Hang Tulou Group) (Yucheng Tulou) (Huangtang Tulou Group)
Tianluo Hang Tulou Group is composed of four round earthen buildings and one square building. It is one of the most magnificent and well-preserved Hakka villages. Tianluo Hang Tulou Group is considered one of the world's most bizarre buildings, following Chinese Feng Shui culture in the choice of the base hole, building in the order of 'five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth' . Looking down from above, it is majestic and towering, like a blooming plum blossom.Next is
(Yucheng Tulou), Yucheng Tulou is an oblique building. It was built in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty and is one of the oldest and most circular earthen buildings currently known. This five-story earthen building is famous for its leaning pillars. The most extreme is leaning at an angle of 15 degrees, also known as 'leaning and swaying tower', and is both magical and wonderful in terms of building shape and Hakka folk customs. Especially the stories in each earthen building are worth savoring. The last is (Huangtang Tulou Group) and Huangtang Tulou Group belongs to one of the six Tulou groups in Fujian Province, which is a World Heritage Site. However, it is not greatly affected by tourism. Local Hakka people maintain traditional lifestyles in the variously shaped earthen buildings. The movie 'Mulan' depicted this Tulou group as Mulan's hometown. You will see Mulan's real earthen houses in the movie. Hakka people are happy to invite you into the earthen house's living room and show you the floor upstairs. It may not be available in other Tulou groups. Drink a cup of local tea, listen to stories about their families. This is a great opportunity to approach Hakka people's lifestyle and culture.
Of course, there is also Huaiyuan Tulou, which was exposed in 'Big Fish and Begonia' and has a profound cultural connotation. It is one of the prototypes of the earthen houses in the movie. Imagine yourself in the earthen house, you must feel the long history and culture and the wisdom of ancestors.Lu Feifei's comment: As a living specimen of ancient residential architecture, it attracts countless tourists to admire its charm. The best time to visit Fujian Tulou from April to November every year, at this time you can not only see the earthen building itself, but also see the rice fields and tea trees blending in with the earthen houses, make a good plan, hurry to set off to Fujian!
