Diaolou - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Diaolou - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Diaolou () are fortified multi-storey watchtowers in rural villages, generally made of reinforced concrete. These towers are located mainly in the Kaiping ()City in Guangdong province, China. In 2007, UNESCO designated the Kaiping Diaolou and Villages () a World Heritage Site, which covers four separate Kaiping village areas: Sanmenli (), Zilicun (), Jinjiangli (), and Majianglong village cluster (). These areas demonstrate a unique fusion of 19th and 20th-century Chinese and Western architectural styles. Read more on Wikipedia
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