Fujian
In the village of Gaobei (¸ß±±), this 300-year-old ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü has 400 rooms and once housed 1000 inhabitants. It¡¯s built with elaborate concentric rings, with circular passageways between them and a central shrine. It¡¯s one of the most iconic and photographed ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü, and it¡¯s no surprise that it has been dubbed the king ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü.
There is accommodations at the nearby Qi¨¢of¨² L¨®u.
23.29 MILES
Foreboding and beautiful Xuan Villa was built in 1936 by a wealthy Malaysian-Chinese member of a secret society tied to Sun Yatsen. Parts of the building¡
13.07 MILES
This is the ancestral home of the Burmese-Chinese businessman Aw Boon Haw, inventor of the medicinal salve Tiger Balm and owner of (in)famously quirky Haw¡
3.99 MILES
This delightful river settlement boasts several ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü-converted guesthouses and it is a great base from which to explore the ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü areas. The highlight of¡
Soviet Department Store Building
22.96 MILES
This weather-beaten, three-storey building just opposite Chayang Guesthouse (²èê–Ùeð^, Ch¨¢y¨¢ng B¨©ngu?n) was a department store built in the 1950s with Soviet¡
1.73 MILES
This most visited ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü is a grandiose structure built in 1912, with two concentric circles and 222 rooms. The four storeys of the outer circle are¡
29.11 MILES
Lack of upkeep and old age (it dates from early 18th century) mean Qinan Villa looks a bit like a princeling-turned-pauper. The stone carvings around its¡
28.1 MILES
The majestic 400-year-old ¡®house of calyx¡¯, 120km east of Meizhou, is the largest circular earthen castle in Guangdong. It comes complete with three rings¡
5.18 MILES
The tallest roundhouse in Fujian, this vast five-floor structure has 270 rooms and an observation tower to check for marauding bandits. Interestingly this¡
1.73 MILES
This most visited ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü is a grandiose structure built in 1912, with two concentric circles and 222 rooms. The four storeys of the outer circle are¡
1.93 MILES
Along the river, this five-storey square ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü boasts some wonderfully carved wooden beams and pillars. Rooms are available here at the Changdi Inn.
3.97 MILES
The highlight of °Õ¨£³æ¾±¨¤ village, the Zhang Ancestral Hall, built in 1601, is surrounded by 23 elaborately carved spear-like stones, which celebrate the¡
3.99 MILES
This delightful river settlement boasts several ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü-converted guesthouses and it is a great base from which to explore the ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü areas. The highlight of¡
4.28 MILES
This lesser-visited and commercialised four-storey ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü rises up beautifully next to a river.
4.81 MILES
Sitting midway between Yongding and Nanjing County, this four-storey building is a huge roundhouse with inner concentric passages, tiled interior passages¡
5.18 MILES
The tallest roundhouse in Fujian, this vast five-floor structure has 270 rooms and an observation tower to check for marauding bandits. Interestingly this¡
5.31 MILES
This tallest rectangular ³Ù¨³±ô¨®³Ü in Fujian has five storeys and was built on a swamp. It boasts 120 rooms, a school, two wells, and a fortified courtyard in¡