Daoyun Lou Round House
道韵楼
An octagonal round house in Sanrao Town, Raoping, roughly 100 meters across. It is one of the largest earthen round houses in Chaoshan and a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.
Daoyun Lou was built in the mid-to-late Ming dynasty. It has an octagonal plan with three outer stories and three inner rings, about 101 meters in diameter, and 72 bays in total. It is known as the 'First Octagonal Round House Under Heaven' and is the largest octagonal earthen round house in China. Residents still live inside. The central plaza and ancestral hall are well preserved, and visitors can experience the clan-based living patterns of the border area between Chaoshan and the Hakka communities. Admission is about 20 to 30 yuan. It is about 1 hour's drive from downtown Chaozhou and can be combined with a tour of the Hakka mountain area of Raoping.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Fenghuang Mountain Tea Area
- Fenghuang Mountain Tianchi
- Danfu Garden
- Han Yu Memorial Temple
- Xu Fuma Mansion
- Haiyang County Confucian Temple
- Chaozhou West Lake
- Guangji Bridge