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开平碉楼

Kaiping diaolou

Fortified towers built by returned emigrants among the rice fields, two hours west.

Kaiping diaolou · 开平碉楼
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Kaiping diaolou · 开平碉楼
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Kaiping diaolou · 开平碉楼
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Kaiping diaolou · 开平碉楼
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Kaiping diaolou · 开平碉楼
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored

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Getting there

Address available on the linked map.

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Practical notes

Nearly two thousand tower houses, a mix of Chinese village and whatever style the owner saw abroad. Zili village and Jinjiangli are the ones to see. Bus from Guangzhou to Kaiping then taxi, or an arranged car for the day.