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Architectural landmarks you can't miss in Kaiping

#mytripvlog #chinatravel #tripblazers #china #unescoworldheritage #chinatravel #urbanexplorer #kaiping #guangdong Kaiping Diaolou and Villages is located in Kaiping, Jiangmen Guangdong China. It's a UNEsCO World Heritage Site. There are 3 important buildings in the village. The communal towers were built by several families and used as temporary refuge, residential towers built by individual rich families and used as fortified residences, and watch towers. Transportation Take Tangkou - Magang Special Line from Kaiping downtown area and get off at Zilicun. From Shenzhen : Take a long distance bus or provincial bus from Louhu CoCh Station to Kaiping directly. The bus schedules are 10:50, 14:55, 16:25 and 19:50. Ticket Fare: ¥130 Place name: Yangkuo World Heritage Corridor Tangkou Liyuan Kaiping Jingmen Guangdong
Posted: Mar 9, 2023
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Kaiping is nicknamed 'the home of overseas Chinese' as huge numbers of emigrants left this area beginning in the late nineteenth century. Many settled abroad and Taishanese, the local language, is still spoken around the world. Others returned home with both wealth and inspiration. They imported what were then new western inventions like flush toilets and radios and built houses in their home villages inspired by the architecture they'd seen in Europe and the Americas. The most distinctive of their buildings are diaolou, fortified towers crowned with ostentatious baroque or neoclassical penthouses. They served both as residences and defence against bandits. They can be found in various places, but especially in Kaiping, where they are recognised as a Unesco world heritage site. Many are scattered singly or in pairs throughout the countryside but there are a few diaolou clusters where you can see many in a small area and even climb up a few of them, as well as seeing the Republic of China period furnishings inside. The surroundings are very rural, not much changed a century after these eccentric towers were raised. Kaiping is an easy day- or weekend-trip from Guangzhou. From Kaiping Railway Station it's easiest to get a taxi to one of the diaolou clusters. Be sure to taste the local speciality baozaifan, rice cooked in a clay pot until the bottom gets crusty, served with various toppings. #leaveyourmark #urbanexplorer #lightthecity #kaiping #taishan #jiangmen #guangdong #diaolou #architecture #historicallandmarks #unesco

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