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Tulous
Tulous in Fujian Province are pearls in the Oriental Civilization.Originating from Song and Yuan Dynasty ,while coming into maturity from the Ming dynasty through to the Qing Dynast ,until the period fo the founding of the Peoples Republic of China .As an example,today there are more than 15000 Tulous in NanJing – among which “two Groups and two buildings ” are considered remarkable representatives of Fujian Tulous,which are classified under UNESCO’s world Cultural Heritages .Their unusual design,decoration style and construction methods are unique in the world !people used ‘Loess ’as the main construction material – mixed with fine sand,lime,glutinous rice ,brown sugar bamboo splint ,spruce etc….then through rubbing ,pounding ,pressing them repeatedly ,the building fimally came into being ! The roofs are of five levels in order that they can allow people of several generations to live in harmony together ,these are famous for their long history – various types , large scale ,fantastic structure, multiple function and rich connotation.With extremely long history ,artistic and scientific value, they are hailed in western cultural circles as “Ancient Castles of the Orient extraordinary building works of the world”,”the most unique type of Chinese rural dwellings ”.At the 32nd Conference of world heritage held in Quebec of Canada on July 6,2008,”Fujian Tulous were formally recognized to be included into the World Heritages list”.