Zhengchenglou, Hongkeng Tulou Cluster – Fujian Tulou

Hongkeng Tulou Cluster boasts of over 40 tulou buildings different in shape and size, circular, square, rectangular, crescent and with some variations. All the tulou buildings were built by the descendants of a family surnamed "Lin", a rich tobacco merchant, starting to build the tulou buildings during later Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) and early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The most outstanding representatives of Hongkeng Tulou Cluster are Zhengchenglou, Kuijulou, Fuyulou and Rushenglou.

Zhengchenglou ( Zhengcheng Tulou Building)

The inner ring is a two-storey building made of brick and wood with 32 rooms. Its center is the hall used as an ancestral hall, also a place for important events in the tulou building like marriage, mourning...

The exterior of Zhengchenglou

It is the only palace styled tulou building in Yongding County. It is also known as "Potala Palace" since it is simailar to the style of the Tibetan palace.

The entrance to the square Kuijulou tulou building