1. The cultural value of China’s Fujian earth buildings
The cultural value of China’s Fujian earth buildings is immeasurable. It is guided by the three pillars of ancient Chinese architectural theory: architecture, gardening and feng shui. The architecture of the Fujian earth building, its structure and layout.
Not only does it profoundly reflect the moral and cultural values ??of the Yongding Hakkas, as well as the family consciousness and ethnic consciousness of the Yongding Hakkas, it also naturally blends with the charm of many Chinese classical buildings. It is Yongding and also an ancient Chinese building. It is a living culture that can provide unique testimony to the vanished civilization and has precious historical and cultural value.
2. Protection measures for Fujian Earth Buildings in China
In 2008, Fujian Earth Buildings were officially included in the World Heritage List. In October 2009, Yongding County established a leading group to create the Fujian Tulou Yongding Scenic Spot, a national 5A tourist attraction and an outstanding tourist county in Fujian Province, to comprehensively promote the creation work. ?
In 2011, Yongding County formulated a five-year maintenance plan for the "World Heritage" earth buildings, planning to raise more than 80 million yuan to carry out comprehensive maintenance of 23 "World Heritage" earth buildings. In early May 2017, Yongding District of Longyan City invested 4.77 million yuan to launch a comprehensive renovation project on Jiqing Building.
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The architectural characteristics of Fujian Tulou:
The construction materials of Fujian Tulou are made of soil, sand, bamboo, wood, and even brown sugar and egg white. Local materials were used to build earth buildings with outer walls one to two meters thick. They were strong enough to withstand attacks from wild beasts or thieves, and also had fire and earthquake resistance, as well as warmth in winter and coolness in summer.
The walls of Fujian Tulou are thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top, with the thickest part being 1.5 meters. When ramming, first dig a deep and large wall trench at the base of the wall, ram it firmly, bury large stones as the base, and then use stones and mortar to build the wall base. Then use sandwich panels to ram the walls.
The raw material of the earth wall is mainly local clayey red soil, mixed with an appropriate amount of small stones and lime, and is repeatedly pounded and mixed to make what is commonly known as "cooked soil". An appropriate amount of glutinous rice and brown sugar should also be added to some key parts to increase its stickiness.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Fujian Earth Building
China Government Network-China's "Fujian Earth Building" has been officially included in the "World Heritage List"