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Datian Earthen Forts 大田土堡群Dàtián Tǔbǎo Qún
National heritage site · Sanming, Fujian
- Time needed
- Half a day–1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Sanming
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Datian Earthen Forts
Five fortified earthen houses (tubao) in Datian county make up this national heritage group: Pipa Fort in Jianshe town, Fanglian Fort in Junxi town, Anliang Fort in Taoyuan town, and Tai'an Fort and Guangchong Hall in Xiaohua village, Taihua town, built between the Qianlong reign (1736–95) and 1857. They were built as defensible family homes, with rammed-earth outer walls enclosing halls and living quarters, a building type typical of the hills of central Fujian. Two more forts, Guangyu and Shaohui in Guangping town, are provincial-level monuments.
How to get to Datian Earthen Forts
The forts are scattered across Datian county, from Fanglian Fort near the county town to Pipa Fort in Jianshe town in the north; a car is needed to see more than one.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Anzhen Fort 安贞堡 (under 10 km).
On the map
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