Fujian Tulou Tour
Fujian Tulou refer to the vernacular dwellings mainly inhabited by the Hakka People in the mountainous areas in the southwest Fujian Province of China. The Tulou are earthen houses, providing communal housing and reinforcing the structure of clans.The earliest Fujian tulou can be traced to the Song and Yuan qDynasties (11th - 13th centuries). The tulou developed from the 14th and 16th centuries (early and middle Ming Dynasty), and got to their climax between the 17th century and the early of the 20th century (the late Ming and Qing Dynasties).
Hakka People are not a separate ethnic group, and they are a subgroup of the Han Chinese originating from northern China ( largely from the present-day Henan and Shaanxi provinces ). During the Western Jin Dynasty (265–316), many people from central China began to migrate southward, and reached Fujian, due to the continual warfare and serious drought. The migration continued in Song, Yuan, Ming and early Qing Dynasties and many emigrated to many regions worldwide. The new comers in the southwest Fujian settled and mixed with the locals, and developed their own unique dialect.
If you visit Xiamen, Longyan in Fujian or Meizhou in Guangzhou, it is very convenient for you to make a side trip to the Tulou Sites. In July, 2008, Fujian Tulou were listed as World Cultural Heritage. A total of 46 Fujian Tulou sites including the major sites as Hongkeng Tulou Cluster, Gaobei Tulou Cluster, Chuxi Tulou Cluster, Nanxi Tulou Cluster and Nanjing Tulou Cluster.
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| Choose Your Favorite Wuyishan Tour Packages: |
| Xiamen Yongding Tulou One Day Tour | Xiamen Nanjing Tulou One Day Tour |
| Xiamen Tulou Two Day Tour | Xiamen Tulou Peitian Ancient Village 3 Day Tour |
| Check out Fujian Tulou Travel Tips: |
| Train Travel to Tulou | Flight Travel to Tulou | Overland Travel to Tulou |
| Get Around in Tulou Areas | What to see in Fujian Tulou | Where to stay in Tulou |
Fujian Tulou Tour
| » Xiamen Yongding Tulou One Day Tour | |||
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Travel Route: Xiamen - Chuxi Tulou - Hongkeng Tulou - Xiamen Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + local tour guide + entrance fees Lunch as listed Departure Date: Choose your own departure date Customizable: Yes! Tour Code: FJTT-01 from US$99 p/p |
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| » Xiamen Nanjing Tulou One Day Tour | |||
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Travel Route: Xiamen - Tianluokeng Tulou, Yuchanglou and Taxia Village - Xiamen Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + local tour guide + entrance fees Lunch as listed Departure Date: Choose your own departure date Customizable: Yes! Tour Code: FJTT-02 from US$75 p/p |
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| » Xiamen Tulou Two Day Tour | |||
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Travel Route: Nanjing Tulou - Gaobei Tulou, Hongkeng Tulou and Chuxi Tulou - Xiamen Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + local tour guide + entrance fees Hotels as listed Meals as listed Departure Date: Choose your own departure date Customizable: Yes! Tour Code: FJTT-03 from US$255 p/p |
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| » Xiamen Tulou Peitian Ancient Village 3 Day Tour | |||
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Travel Route: Xiamen- Nanjing Tulou - Gaobei Tulou - Hongkeng Tulou - Chuxi Tulou - Peitian Ancient Village - Xiamen Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + local tour guide + entrance fees Hotels as listed Meals as listed Departure Date: Choose your own departure date Best Visit Time: Summer Customizable: Yes! Tour Code: FJTT-04 from US$319 p/p |
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Fujian Tulou Travel Tips
Train Travel to Tulou Clusters
Fujian Tulou Clusters are largely scattered in the mountainous areas in Yongding County and Nanjing County. Yongding County has a small train station with a few daily passing by trains. At the time of my writing, the Nanjing County Train Station is still under construction. If you would like to take a train to visit Tulou Cluster, you are advised to book your trains for Xiamen, Longyan, Fuhzou or Meizhou in Guangdong, then jump from these cities overland to the Tulou Clusters in Yongding or Nanjing.
The Passing by Trains stop at Yongding
Fuzhou - Shenzhen Train K638 8:01am at Yongding; Shenzhen - Fuzhou K636 04:48 at Yongding
Xiamen - Guangzhou East Train K298 22:53 at Yongding; Guangzou East - Xiamen Train 297 03:52 at Yongding
Xiamen - Kunming Train K230 22:25 at yongding; Kunming - Xiamen Train K232 2:50 at Yongding
| Xiamen - Yongding Passing By Trains | ||||
| K230/K231 | Xiamen/Yongding | 15:36/22:23 | 307KM | 6 hours 47 Minutes |
| K232/K229 | Yongding/Xiamen | 02:56/09:19 | 307KM | 6 hours 23 Minutes |
| K298/K299 | Xiamen/Yongding | 16:18/22:52 | 307KM | 6 hours 34 Minutes |
| K297/K300 | Yongding/Xiamen | 02:32/08:40 | 307KM | 6 hours 8 Minutes |
| Longyan-Yongding Passing By Trains | |||||
| K638/K635 | Longyan /Yongding | 07:06/08:01 | 58km | 55minutes | Hard seat RMB 12 Hard Sleeper RMB 58/63/66 Soft Sleeper RMB 87/93 |
| K636/K637 | Longyan /Yongding | 04:50/05:51 | 60km | one hour | |
| K230/K231 | Longyan /Yongding | 21:28/22:23 | 58km | 55minutes | |
| K232/K229 | Longyan /Yongding | 02:56/03:57 | 59km | one hour | |
| K298/K299 | Longyan /Yongding | 21:57/22:52 | 58km | 55minutes | |
| K297/K300 | Longyan /Yongding | 02:32/03:33 | 58km | one hour | |
Flight Travel to Tulou
No airports at Yongding County and Nanjing County, you are supposed to fly for Xiamen, then travel overland from Xiamen to the Tulou Clusters in Yongding and Nanjing counties.
| Major Incoming Flights at Xiamen |
| Flight No /Airline | Dep/Arr | Reference Price | Flight No /Airline | Dep/Arr | Reference Price | ||||||
| Hong Kong - Xiamen （Approx.one hour and 20 minutes ) | Xiamen - Hong Kong （Approx.one hour and 20 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong International /Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/ Hong Kong International | ||||||||||
| MF382/Xiamen Airline | 12:20/13:25 | 1460RMB | MF381/Xiamen Airline | 10:10/11:20 | 1610RMB | ||||||
| MF8016/Hong Kong Airline | 20:45/21:45 | 1460RMB | MF8015/Xiamen Airline | 18:45/19:45 | 1610RMB | ||||||
| KA618/Dragon Air | 09:50/11:10 | 550RMB | KA619/Dragon Air | 12:10/13:35 | 780/810RMB | ||||||
| KA602/Dragon Air | 12:50/14:10 | 550RMB | KA603/Dragon Air | 15:05/16:25 | 780/810RMB | ||||||
| KA604/Dragon Air | 17:40/18:55 | 550RMB | KA605/Dragon Air | 20:00/21:25 | 780/810RMB | ||||||
| KA616/Dragon Air | 21:40/22:50 | 550RMB | KA617/Dragon Air | 07:40/11:10 | 780/810RMB | ||||||
| Macau-Xiamen （Approx.one hour and 15 minutes ) | Xiamen-Macau （Approx.one hour and 15 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Macao International/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Macao International | ||||||||||
| MF896/Xiamen Airline | 19:05/20:20 | 1280RMB | MF895/Xiamen Airline | 10:50/12:05 | 1570RMB | ||||||
| NX132/Macao Air | 17:40/19:00 | 1280RMB | NX131/Macau Air | 19:25/20:45 | 1280RMB | ||||||
| Taiwan - Xiamen （Approx.one hour and 25 minutes ) | Xiamen-Taiwan （Approx.one hour and 25 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Taibei Taoyuan/Xiamen Goaqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Taibei Taoyuan | ||||||||||
| MF888/Xiamen Airline | 13:25/14:50 | 1790RMB | MF887/Xiamen Airline | 10:45/12:25 | 1630RMB | ||||||
| kaohsiung/Xiamen Gaoqi （Approx.one hour and 20 minutes ) | Xiamen Gaoqi/kaohsiung （Approx.one hour and 20 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| MF864/Xiamen Airline | 19:20/20:40 | 1790RMB | MF863/Xiamen Airline | 17:00/18:20 | 1790RMB | ||||||
| South Korea - Xiamen （Approx.one hour and 25 minutes ) | Xiamen - South Korea （Approx.one hour and 25 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Seoul Incheon Airport/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Seoul Incheon Airport/ | ||||||||||
| MF872/Xiamen Airline | 20:55/22:45 | 2210RMB | MF871/Xiamen | 16:20/19:55 | 4800RMB | ||||||
| Singapore - Xiamne（Approx. 4 hours ) |
Xiamen - Singapore （Approx. 4 hours ) | ||||||||||
| Singapore Changi Airport/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Singapore Changi Airport | ||||||||||
| MF856/厦门航空 | 08:55/12:45 | 3530RMB | MF855/Xiamen Airline | 18:00/22:10 | 3530RMB | ||||||
| MF852/厦门航空 | 15:40/19:40 | 3530RMB | MF851/Xiamen Airlline | 11:00/15:15 | 3530RMB | ||||||
| CA958/中国国航 | 08:15/12:20 | 3880元 | CA957/Air China | 17:45/22:00 | 3880RMB | ||||||
| Kuala Lumpur - Xiamen （Approx. 4 hours ) | Xiamen - Kuala Lumpur （Approx. 4 hours ) | ||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi / Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||||
| MF858/Xiamen airline | 16:55/20:55 | 2980RMB | MF857/Xiamen Airline | 11:45/15:50 | 2980RMB | ||||||
| MH390/Malaysia Air | 09:35/13:50 | 2980RMB | MH391/Malaysia Air | 14:55/19:05 | 2980RMB | ||||||
| Bangkok-Xiamen （Approx. 4 hours ) | Xiamen - Bangkok （Approx. 4 hours ) | ||||||||||
| Bangkok/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Bangkok | ||||||||||
| TG610/Thaiairways | 10:35/15:00 | 2300RMB | TG611/Thaiairways | 16:05/18:25 | 2300RMB | ||||||
| Manila - Xiamen （Approx.one hour and 40 minutes ) | Xiamen - Manila （Approx.one hour and 40 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Manila/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi / Manila | ||||||||||
| CZ378/Southern China | 08:40/11:00 | 1520RMB | CZ377/Southern China | 20:20/21:55 | 1520RMB | ||||||
| PR334/Philippine Airlines | 07:40/10:00 | 1520RMB | PR335/Philippine Airlines | 11:00/13:25 | 1520RMB | ||||||
| PR330/Philippine Airlines | 14:00/16:25 | 1520RMB | PR331/Philippine Airlines | 17:25/19:45 | 1520RMB | ||||||
| Jakarta -Xiamen （Approx.2 hours and 40 minutes ) | Xiamen - Jakarta （Approx.2 hours and 40 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Jakarta/Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi/Jakarta | ||||||||||
| CA978/Air Chna | 00:40/07:00 | 2000RMB | CA977/Air China | 19:10/23:40 | 2000RMB | ||||||
| Amsterdam - Xiamen （Approx.10 hours and 35 minutes ) | Xiamen - Amsterdam （Approx.5 hours and 20 minutes ) | ||||||||||
| Amsterdam / Xiamen Gaoqi | Xiamen Gaoqi / Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| KL883/ KLM | 23:50/10:15 | Single 13000RMB Round trip 8200RMB |
KL884/ KLM | 12:10/17:30 | Single 13000 RMB Round Trip 200 MB |
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Overland Travel to Tulou
Fujian Tulou are mainly composed of Nanjing Tulou and Yongding Tulou. To visit Nanjing Tulou overland from Xiamen, you take the long distance buses from Hubin Nan Bus Station (厦门湖滨南长途汽车站) starting 7：00am 8：30am and 12：10. It will take 2 and half hours.
To visit Yongding Tulou, you take the long distance buses from Songbai Bus Station (厦门松柏长途汽车站) starting from 06:35, 07:20, and 13:00，Enquiry: 0592-5060606, 5077737, 6111666; or take the buses from Jimei Bus Station Xiamen (厦门集美长途汽车站) starting from 07:05,07:50, 11:30 and 13:30 Enquiry: 0592-6068319；or Hubin Bus Station Xiamen (厦门湖滨长途汽车) starting from 06:15, 07:00, 11:00 and 12:40，Enquiry: 0592-506 0592 - 8111777, 6111777.
Also you can take buses from Longyan to Yongding and see the bus schedule below:
| Longyan - Yongding Bus Schedule | |||||||
| To/From | Start | First/Last | Bus Schedule | Distance | Expressway | Vehicle Type | Reference Rates |
| Longyan - Yongding | Longyan Bus Station | 06：20/17:40 | Every 30 Minutes | 78KM | No | Common | 19 |
| Yongding to Longyan | Yongding Bus Station | 6:45/17:40 | Every 30 Minutes | 78KM | No | Common | 19 |
Get Around in Tulou Areas
Yongding Tulou are mainly composed of three tulou clusters - Hongkeng Tulou Cluster in Hukeng Town, Baobei Tulou Cluster in Gaotou Town and Chuxi Tulou Cluster in Chuxi Village of Xiayang Town. There are daily buses running from Yongding to the three towns - Hukeng Town, Gaotou Town and Xiayang Town.At present, there are no shuttle buses operating among the three tulou clusters in Yongding. For most cases, you have to use the local private cars, vans or mini buses, or even motorbikes.
| Yongding County and Yongding Cluster Buses |
| Destination | Tulou | First/Last | Schedule | Distance | Drive Time | Reference Rates | ||||
| Yongding - Hukeng Town | Hongkeng Tulou | 07:20/16:40 | hourly | 50km | 4 Minutes | RMB 4 | ||||
| Yongding - Xiayang Town | Chuxi Tulou | 07:20/16:40 | hourly | 53km | 40 Minutes | |||||
| Yongding - Gaotou Town | Gaobei Tulou | 07:20/16:40 | hourly | 55km | 40 Minutes | |||||
| Among the Tulou Cluster in Yongding | ||||||||||
| Tulou - Tulou | Distance | Tulou - Tulou | Distance | |||||||
| Hongkeng Tulou - Goabei Tulou | 4KM | Gaobei Tulou - Chuxi Tulou | 35Km | |||||||
| Hongkeng Tulou - Zhengfulou | 3KM | Gaobei Tulou - Zhongchuan Village | 30Km | |||||||
| Hongkeng Tulou - Chuxi Tulou | 31KM | |||||||||
| Hongkeng Tulou - Zhongchuan Village | 26KM | |||||||||
What see to in Fujian Tulou
Fujian Tulou are mainly composed of the tulou clusters in Yongding County and Nanjing County. Check the following information on the tulou clusters in the two counties:Yongding Tulou:
Hongkeng Cluster Entrance Fee: RMB 90
Gaobei Cluster Entrande Fee: RMB 50
Chuxi cluster Entrance Fee: RMB 50
Nanjing Tulou
Nanjing Tulu cluster Entrance Fee: RMB 60
Where to stay in Tulou
Many tulou buildings offer basic accommodations in Yongding and Nanjing. Stay overnight in an earth building is an interesting experience to feel the traditional way of life which is fast dying out. Fuyulou Changdi Inn
Contact information for Fuyulou Changdi Inn:
Owner: Lin Qinsheng ( Stephen Lin )
Mobile: 13348362338, 13859569438
Tel: 0597 55322800, 55355800
Email: [email protected]
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