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| Tianluokeng Tulou |
The long anticipated Girls China Trip to Xiamen took place at the beginning of April. It started bright and early at 8am after arriving into Xiamen very late on the the night before or rather very early on the day of. We had booked a tour of the Fujian Tulou with Mr. Fish of Xiamen Tourism Group who arranged for a driver and an English speaking guide. Our tour included all the transportation costs, entrance tickets, and lunch. We additional arranged for the driver to pick us up from the airport, so that we would not have to wait in a taxi line.
The Fujian Tulou lay about a three hour one way drive from Xiamen Island. There are more than 20,000 Tulou in Fujian, but only 46 are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites and are officially called "Fujian Tulou." The word Tulou comes from the Chinese ‘Tu’ meaning earth and ‘Lou’ meaning building. These amazing structures were built by the Hakka people, a Han subgroup that wandered south about 2,000 years ago.
