Tai'an Lou
泰安楼
A three-story square fortified house made of stone and wood beside the Dabu county seat, built during the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty. It is a representative example of Hakka earthen houses in Dabu.
Tai'an Lou is in Huliao Town, Dabu County. It was built by the Lan family in 1764, in the 29th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty. It is a square earthen house with three stories and a stone-and-wood structure. The lower outer walls are built with granite slabs, the upper part is grey brick, and the interior has wooden galleries with an ancestral hall at the center. Families still live here. It is listed as a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit. Compared with the earthen houses of Fujian, Dabu's earthen houses have more varied forms. The round Huae Lou in Dadong Town, a three-ring round house known for its echo effect, can be visited on the same trip. Dabu also has Baihou Ancient Town, Chayang Ancient Town, and the Dabu County Museum. Admission is usually free or costs a small fee. Please respect the residents when you visit.
Getting there: take a taxi from Meizhou West Station or the Dabu county seat. From central Meizhou, it is about 1.5 hours by car.
Opening hours
Open during the day (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Baihou Ancient Town
- Sanheba Battle Memorial Park
- Former Residence of Zhang Bishi (Guangludi)
- Chayang Ancient Town
- Pingshan Terraced Fields
- Huae Lou
- Lingguang Temple & Mount Yinna
- Qiaoxi Ancient Village