Attractions:      Earth Tower of Hakka      Mount Wuyi

Earth Tower of Hakka
Earth Tower of Hakka is the wisdom and creativeness of the ancestors of the Hakkas settlers in Yongding County . As early as one thousand years ago, some of the original Hakka migrated and settled at the sparse Yongding area. In order to protect themselves against bandits and wild beasts, they used local materials to build tall, multi-storey circular earthen buildings where a whole family or clan could live in.

These are the earth towers that we see today. They are spacious and made up of different shapes like square, rectangular, semi-circular and round. The ones that are round in shape are the most famous. They are divided into three classes of sizes namely, small, medium and big. Most of the round buildings are three stories high with a diameter of 70-80m. Normally, the rooms at the ground floor are used as kitchens and dining rooms. The rooms on the second floor are used for storage and those on the third floor are used as bedrooms.

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Mount Wuyi
Mount Wuyi , known as the best mountain of Fujian province for its fantasy and elegance, is a national park at southeast of WuYishan City , at the border of Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces . It covers an area of 70 square kilometers. Throughout the national park there are waterfalls, pools, caves, peaks and small villages. It is also abundant in animals and plants.

There are nine-crooked streams, thirty-six peaks, ninety-nine rocks and seventy-two caves in the mountains. The best way to experience streams is by a bamboo raft down the whole 9 twists and 18 bends. To see the best view of the 36 peaks, tourists can climb to the top of Dawang Peak (Peak of the Great King). A romantic love story of Dawang and Yunu, which are also the name of two peaks, is still told from generation to generation. In Waterfall Cave , three altars were built for memorizing three outstanding literates of Song Dynasty (960-1279). Wuyi Palace at the foot of Dawang Peak was built at Tang Dynasty for feudal rulers' sacrificial services in honor of the Lord of Wuyi.