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This document is a student's oral presentation on Tulou, traditional circular dwellings found in Fujian Province, China. It describes several notable Tulou structures, provides historical background on Fujian, and explains the structural design and defensive advantages of Tulou. Tulou were constructed between the 11th-16th centuries by the Hakka people, and used local materials like stone, wood, and clay. They housed up to 800 people in a circular fortified structure centered around an ancestor hall. UNESCO recognized Tulou as a World Heritage site.
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- 1. NAME: LOH WEI LING STUDENT ID: 0319225 MODULE: ORAL PRESENTATION SUBJECT CODE: COM 30103 LECTURER: PERSIS RODRIGUES TITLE: TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS AROUND THE WORLD (TULOU)
- 2. TU LOU ( ÍÁÂ¥ ) ? Chuxi Tulou cluster ? Zhengcheng lou ("prince of tu lou") ? Tianluokeng Tulou cluster ? Chengqi lou ("king of tu lou") ? Yuchang lou ? Eri lou
- 3. ABOUT TULOU ? "Hakka tulou", "earth dwelling" ? Develop from the 11th to 16th century ? Found in Zhangzhou ( ÕÄÖÝ ) ? Ming Dynasty ? 800 people ? Chinese traditional architectural designs ? UNESCO's World Heritage
- 4. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY ? A province on the southeast coast of mainland China. ? Area of traders and seafarers. ? Population is chiefly of Han origin. ? Neolithic Age by the middle of the 6th millennium BC ? 20,000 Tulous.
- 5. STRUCTURE FIGURE 1.0: LAYOUT FIGURE1.2: STRUCTURE OF TULOU ? Ancestor hall located at the center.
- 7. ? Round structure - Fengshui - Temperature control ? Few windows
- 8. ? Vertical beams inside this Tulou is erracted at a 15 degree angle. ? Door and beam column form a triangle called "tripartite balance".
- 9. ? The highest and lowest part of the beam is verticle and center is slanted. ? Rooms are same size and using the standard materials, decoration. ? A family unit owns a vertical set of rooms.
- 10. TYPE OF MATERIAL USED INNER STRUCTURE ? Inner structure is build with wood from fir trees. BASE ? Large rounded stones from the local river, filled out with smaller stone as foundation.
- 11. ? Mixture of lime, clay, soil, glutonus rice and brown sugar are then reinforce with bamboo strips to build the wall. WALL ? Wooden pegs are used to fastened the floor and singed in hot sand. FLOOR ROOF ? Downward-curving cladding of grey tiles are used.
- 13. TYPES OF ORNAMENTATION USED ? Red lanterns ? Curtains ? Couplet
- 14. ADVANTAGES OF TULOU ? Housing for a Community of Equals ? Effective Strongholds for Defense : - wild animals - bandits - fire and earthquake resistant - arrows, gunfire and cannon. ? Practical
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