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Name : Hiew Li MingStudent ID : 0319941Module : COM03103
Session : September, 2014
Effective Public Communication
Chengqi Lou, King of Tulou
What is Tulou?
A Hakka Traditional House ( Hakka Earthen House)
Historic collection of buildings which around 300KM southwest of Fuzhou
Usually a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine
Mainly construct in Ming and Qing dynasties
Internal village
Usually occupied by one large family clan
It had defense function
Representative of a unique style of Chinese communal architecture
History BackgroundBuilt since the Neolithic Period ( 6000 years ago )
People migrated from Central China to Fuzhou because of warfare and drought
Design to keep out wild animal too Central
Layout
• “ Community of equals ” • Made up of 4 concentric rings • Surrounding an ancestral hall at
the centre
• Each floor has 8 staircases • 400 rooms • 4 firewalls • Diameter, 62.5M ; height, 12.4M
StructureOuter structure• 4 stories • Ground floor : cooking and
eating• First floor : storage • Second floor and third
floor : bedroom and living roomSecond Structure
• Only 1 floor• Families usually gather at
here
Third structure• Study room
Inner structure• Courtyard• Use for praying, gathering and
discussion
MaterialsWall of outer surface : compacting earths, stones, bamboo, wood and other readily materials ( 1.8M thick )
Main gate : 100 – 300 mm thick wooden doors reinforces with an outer shell of iron plate.
Inner surface : usually use wooden block to build only
Conclusion