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Daoyun Lou 道韵楼Dàoyùn Lóu
National heritage site · Chaozhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chaozhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Daoyun Lou
An octagonal fortified earthen house of the Huang family in Nanlian village, Sanrao town, northern Raoping, begun in 1477 and finished in 1587 after three generations of building; its eight-sided plan gives it the nickname Bagua Lou. Its rammed-earth wall, with water channels along the top against fire attack, encloses rings of houses, lanes and wells arranged in multiples of eight around a large central yard, and some families still live inside.
How to get to Daoyun Lou
In Nanlian village, Sanrao town, in the hills of northern Raoping County, about 1 hour 15 minutes by road north-east of Chaozhou.
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