Xiazhai
霞寨
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese霞寨镇
  PinyinXiázhài zhèn
Xiazhai Town's main street, looking west
Xiazhai Town's main street, looking west
Xiazhai is located in Fujian
Xiazhai
Xiazhai
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°20′00″N 117°10′00″E / 24.33333°N 117.16667°E / 24.33333; 117.16667
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
PrefectureZhangzhou
CountyPinghe
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)

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] 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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