Source: CCTV.com

07-08-2008 10:14

China has added an architectural wonder to its repertoire of UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites. The 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee has agreed to list Tulou, the unique residence in southeastern China's Fujian Province as a world cultural heritage site.

Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province in southeastern China is inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee that is taking place in this eastern Canadian city Quebec. 
Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province
in southeastern China is inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage
List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage 
Committee that is taking place in this eastern Canadian city Quebec. 

With the decision, China now has 36 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The residences were built from the 11th century to the 20th century in the mountainous areas in Fujian and neighboring provinces. The circular-shaped Tulou buildings usually consist of an outer wall made of soil and internal wooden framework. The buildings nestle among hills, with streams running nearby.

Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province in southeastern China is inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee that is taking place in this eastern Canadian city Quebec. 
Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province 
in southeastern China is inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage
List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage 
Committee that is taking place in this eastern Canadian city Quebec. 

The Tulou buildings have influenced local lifestyles and cultures.

The World Heritage Committee has praised the Tulou buildings for their magnificence and unique style as well as their durable and ingenious structure.

 

Editor:Liu Fang