Let"s step into a world of giant earthen homes designed to house a village. These "tulou" structures, built between the 12th and 20th centuries, are the dwellings of the Hakka community in China"s mountainous southeastern Fujian region. The homes are constructed from clay, sandy soil, and gray tiles, with bamboo strips serving as the support. They were built to house a whole clan, up to 800 people each. From above, these round dwellings look like giant tires or reels lying on their sides, with light walls, dark roofs, and spacious interiors.
Fujian Tulou, China
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A viewer with a view
-
Coral Reef Awareness Week
-
D-Day remembered
-
Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
-
Can you see the family resemblance?
-
Vieste, Apulia, Italy
-
Happy International Astronomy Day!
-
Surströmming Day
-
Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
-
World Lizard Day
-
Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-
International Chameleon Day
-
Cumberland Island National Seashore
-
A path into history
-
A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
-
US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
-
Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
-
Polar bear capital of the world
-
Stop and see the flowers
-
Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
-
Dubrovnik, Croatia
-
National Umbrella Day
-
Remembering the Arizona
-
Iceland for International Rock Day
-
Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
-
Celebrating Native American Heritage Day
-
Rice fields at Sapa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
-
Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
-
Space-age style by the sea
-
World Honey Bee Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

