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Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster is located  in Tianluokeng Village, Shuyang Town ,Nanjing County,Zhangzhou City, about 160 km west of Xiamen City. It takes about two hours’ drive from Xiamen along the bumpy and zigzag narrow mountain road.

Together with the other tow famous Tulou clusters of Yuchanglou Tulou Cluster and Taxia Village Tulou Cluster, the Nanjing Tulou Clusters is one of three parts of Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster.

Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster are composed of 5 clay buildings, with a square Tulou at the center and circled by 4 circular Tulous, forming a pretty pattern of so called “four dishes with one soup”.

A key national cultural relics, it is a large scale residential building group, with a grand outlook. Standing on the middle of the mountain, facing the south, it is composed of five earth buildings. The square building, called Buyunlou (Cloud stepping building) stands in the middle, and surrounded by three round buildings (Ruiyun Buiding, Hechang Building and Zhenchang Building) and one elliptical building (Wenchang Building).

Five buildings were built according to the positions of “gold, wood, water, fire, and earth”, and not only for aesthetic reasons, but also for the function of fortification.

Every tulou can be visited inside, and 5 yuan per person will be charged for taking photos. On the first floor is a shop, selling local tea, handicrafts, and snacks. The second and third floors are self-occupied by the locals, drying their clothes. Every earth building is like a small living circle, and clothing, food, housing and transportation are inseparable from this circle. When night falls, the lights of the Tulou group are all on, and you can climb to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain. This is the best shooting spot for the "four dishes and one soup" night scene.

Travel Tips
Add:Tianluokeng Village, Shuyang Town,Nanjing County,Zhangzhou City, about 160 km west of Xiamen City.
Tel: 0596-7778338
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Entrance Fees: CNY 100 ( Included Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Yuchang Building and Taxia Village.