Travel Reference
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of the Hongke Tulou Cluster and is reachable by bus from Xiamen or Yong-
ding.
Hongkeng Tulou Cluster
Cluster admission is ¥90.
ZHENCHENG LOU
A short walk from Liulian, this most visited
tulou
is a grandiose structure built
in 1912, with two concentric circles and a total of 222 rooms.
Tulou
KUIJU LOU
Near Zhencheng Lou, this much older, square
tulou
dates back to 1834.
Tulou
RUSHENG LOU
The smallest of the round- houses, this late-19th-century pea-sized
tulou
has
only one ring and 16 rooms.
Tulou
FUYU LOU
Along the river, this five-storey square
tulou
boasts some wonderfully carved
wooden beams and pillars. Rooms are available here for ¥100.
Tulou
Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster
A pilgrimage to the earthen castles is not complete if you miss
Tianluokeng
,
which is 37km northeast of Nanjing and home to arguably the most pictur-
esque cluster of
tulou
in the region. The locals affectionately call the five noble
buildings 'four dishes with one soup' because of their shapes: circular, square
and oval. All of them were upgrading their guest rooms at the time of research.
Wenchang Lou , for example, has fan rooms with wi-fi for ¥70.
There's one direct bus (¥55, 3½ hours) to the cluster from Xiamen that
leaves at 8.30am. Cluster admission is ¥100.
