Zilicun Diaolou Cluster in Kaiping
Featured as Huang Silang's home in the film Let the Bullets Fly, these watchtowers among fields and ponds mix Roman columns with Gothic spires to repel bandits.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Kai Ping City
Fortified multi-story watchtowers at Kaiping Diaolou 5A UNESCO World Heritage rise above rice paddies and gardens in Kaiping.
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A place shaped through time
Fortified multi-story watchtowers at Kaiping Diaolou 5A UNESCO World Heritage rise above rice paddies and gardens in Kaiping.
Kai Ping City
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Liyuan Garden Overseas Chinese Villa in Kaiping
Chinese-American Xie Weili built this garden, blending Jiangnan bridges and flowing water with the feel of Western villas.
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Majianglong Diaolou Village in Kaiping
Thirteen ornate watchtowers lie scattered through acres of green bamboo in this village, which visiting UN experts reportedly praised as among the world's most beautiful.
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Jinjiangli Ruishi Lou in Kaiping
Rising nine storeys to nearly thirty meters, Ruishi Lou combines Byzantine and Roman domes and is the tallest and most ornate surviving tower in Kaiping.
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Situ Clan Popular Library in Chikan
Funded by overseas members of the Situ clan in the 1920s, this library's rooftop mechanical clock sparked a friendly cultural rivalry between two leading families.
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Guan Clan Library & Clock Tower in Chikan
Raised in 1931 with money from Guan clan emigrants answering their neighbors, this library with a German clock shows off red brick, a dome and Roman columns.
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Chikan Arcade Architecture along Tanjiang
Baroque and Lingnan styles meet along about three kilometers of arcade-fronted streets in Chikan, a key filming location for The Grandmaster.
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Jinghuilou Merchant Residence Museum in Chikan
With a shop in front, storage behind and living quarters upstairs, this three-story arcade mansion recreates daily life for Republican-era overseas Chinese merchants.
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