Closer look at newly named UNESCO world heritage Tulou

2008-07-09 03:21:48 GMT 2008-07-09 11:21:48 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Visiters step into the main entrance of Eryilou (Eryi Tulou) in Dadi Village, Xiandu Town, Hua'an County in southeast China's Fujian Province, March 21, 2007. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Residents of Eryilou (Eryi Tulou) stand under the eave to avoid rain in Dadi Village, Xiandu Town, Hua'an County in southeast China's Fujian Province, July 8, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

A boy looks back in Eryilou (Eryi Tulou) in Dadi Village, Xiandu Town, Hua'an County in southeast China's Fujian Province, July 8, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on March 21, 2007 shows Eryilou (Eryi Tulou) in Dadi Village, Xiandu Town, Hua'an County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua Photo)

The homes called Tulou (literally, earth buildings) that are indigenous to China's remote southeast mountains were listed in UNESCO's World Heritage List on early Monday morning Beijing Time during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec City, Canada. Eryilou (Eryi Tulou), built in 1770, is called the king of the preserved 1,000 Tulou.

With a plane diameter of 73.4 metres, Eryilou houses 192 rooms in 12 units on its four floors and a 600 square metres yard inside. Its name Eryilou comes from a Chinese ancient poem anthology, implying the building suitable to hills and water, suitable to homes and houses, suitable to inside and outside.

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