The document summarizes the traditional Fujian Tulou dwellings in China. The Tulou are large, fortified earth buildings constructed between the 14th-16th centuries during the Ming Dynasty for defensive purposes. They could house up to 800 people around a central courtyard and had only one entrance above the first floor for security. The circular structures were built out of packed earth and wood, with small uniform rooms and communal spaces for activities like drying clothes and farming. By the 16th century, some Tulou grew to enormous sizes for defense against bandits and invaders during times of conflict.

1. TOPIC 1(A)
Traditional dwellings around
the world.
The Fujian Tulou

2. Built the Neolithic period (6,000 years ago).
During the Western Jin Dynasty (307-12 CE),
people from central China began to migrate.
The Fujian tulou first built in the Song and
Yuan Dynasties (11th-13th centuries)
History

3.  Developed from the 14th and 16th centuries
(Early and Middle Ming Dynasty)
The first tulou
Small
Rectangular or square
Plainly decorated
Without stone foundations.
 During Ming Dynasty much larger tulou
were constructed.

4. Structure and Layout
 Each building can fit up to 800 people.
Built for defense purposes around a central
open courtyard.
Drying clothes and rice
 Communal activities
Children's play
Only one entrance and windows to the
outside only above the first floor.

5. Materials
 Outside
Pathways and buildings material
Clay
250 two- or three-story small uniform rooms
Wooden structures

6. References
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-
cnt.aspx?id=20101120000033&cid=1801
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1113/
http://www.chinadwelling.dk/hovedsider/clan_hom
es-tekst.htm
https://www.google.com.my/
https://www.google.com.my/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
&ei=ONbFVIyJB4X08QW2-
4DABQ&ved=0CAQQqi4oAg

7. RELIGIOUS BUILDING
Student Name: Chong Ke Qun 0319214

8. Religious
Building

9. Example:

10. Westminster Abbey

11. Historical Background

12. Structure and Layout
Ground floor

13. Ornamentation

14. Materials

15. Interior Design

16. Exterior Design

17. Use
Famous People and the Abbey

18. Use
Royal and the Abbey

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