Yongding Earth Building, Fujian, China
4.0 (154 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Yongding County Architectural Buildings
Scenic Spot At Yongding County
We traveled from Xiamen to Yongding county by bus on the 6th June, visited the Hakka Tulou (earth building). Actually many travel agencies in Xiamen can offer you 1 day trip to this scenic spot by paying RMB118 or less. It took 3-hour drive to reach this cultural village. There was light rain by the time we arrived. Anyway, nothing could stop us from taking a close look at the beauty of this miraculous wonder. We spent more than an hour walking around, went up the staircases to 2nd and 3rd level to see the rooms. 2nd floor are used for storage and rooms on the 3rd floor are used as bedrooms. According to the tour guide, the unique of these buildings has been inscribed by UNESCO as one of the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 2008! We were brought to a 5 stars hotel nearby. We never expected such a modern building in this mountainous area. Online booking, price for a standard room is RMB320.
Address
South of Longyan Region, Yongding County 364100 China
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 23:59
User Ratings
4.0 based on (154 reviews)
Reviews
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4SooYinn 5:00 PM Jun 11, 2014
Scenic Spot At Yongding County
We traveled from Xiamen to Yongding county by bus on the 6th June, visited the Hakka Tulou (earth building). Actually many travel agencies in Xiamen can offer you 1 day trip to this scenic spot by paying RMB118 or less. It took 3-hour drive to reach this cultural village. There was light rain by the time we arrived. Anyway, nothing could stop us from taking a close look at the beauty of this miraculous wonder. We spent more than an hour walking around, went up the staircases to 2nd and 3rd level to see the rooms. 2nd floor are used for storage and rooms on the 3rd floor are used as bedrooms. According to the tour guide, the unique of these buildings has been inscribed by UNESCO as one of the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 2008! We were brought to a 5 stars hotel nearby. We never expected such a modern building in this mountainous area. Online booking, price for a standard room is RMB320.
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3JiaqiG 5:00 PM Jan 22, 2013
Impressive buildings, surrounding area badly preserved.
Although there are some impressive Tulou in Yongding the surrounding area has not been well preserved. There are ugly modern buildings next to the Tulou. There are also busy roads with lots of badly driven cars and motorcycles. The area is also very commercialised, so there are lots of people trying to sell you things and hassling you wherever you go. The local people don't seem particularly friendly or helpful. I would recommend that either people don't come here at all or if they do make sure they also go to the Tianluokeng village. That village is much better preserved and is set in beautiful unspoiled countryside. The local people also seem much more friendly largely because lots of them don't work in the tourism industry and those that do seem to own their own stalls or guesthouses instead of working for a large tourism company which seemed to the case for most people working in Yongding. Therefore, in summary, probably worth stopping off in Yongding to see the Tulou themselves but definitely also go to Tianluokeng for a more pleasurable experience. Tianluokeng is approx 30 mins by car from Yongding.
