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TulouI.TheOriginofTulouAsauniqueculture,Tulouhasexistedforalongtime.Thepeoplelivingintheareafacedbothnaturalandhumanthreats.Theyhadtofendoffwildanimalsfromthesurroundingforestaswellastheoccasionalgroupofbandits.Inordertoprotectthemselvesagainstbanditsandwildbeasts，theyusedlocalmaterialstobuildtall，multi－storeycircularearthenbuildingswhereawholefamilyorclancouldlivein．Thesearetheearthtowersthatweseetoday．TheseTuloubuildingsnotonlyarecomfortabledwellings,butalsoMightyFortresses.Today,Tulouhasbecometheworld′sculturalheritage.Longlongago,thepeoplelivingintheareafacedbothnaturalandhumanthreats.Theyhadtofendoffwildanimalsfromthesurroundingforestaswellastheoccasionalgroupofbandits.SotheycreatedTulou.II.TheConstructionofTulouTheconstructionofTulouneedslongtimeandmanypeople.Itisnotveryeasytoconstruct,butthepeoplehereknowthebestwaytofinishthebigtask.Thesebuildingswereconstructedusingfire－resistivematerialandthereforepracticallyimpregnable．Theyarespaciousandtheyaremadeupofdifferentshapeslikesquare，rectangular，semi－circularandround．Iamreallyproudofthepeoplehere.Theworkisdoneverywell.III.FeaturesofTulou1.TheFeaturesofTulou’sStructureThestructureofTulouindicatescultureofChinainmanyways.Tomodernpeople,manythingsarenotfamiliar,solet’swhatisthebeautyofTulou.Thebuildingsthatareroundinshapearethemostfamous.Theydividedintothreeclassesofsizesnamely，small,mediumandbig．Thesmallonesareusually2to3storiestallwithasingleringandhave21to28rooms.Themediumdwellingsareusually3to4storiestallwithalargeinneropenspace,whichcomeinsingleringordoubleringsandcouldcontain30to40rooms．Thelargerroundbuildingsareusually4to5storiestallconsistingofasmanyasthreeringsandcouldhouseabout42to58rooms．Finally，theverysmallroundbuildingshaveabout12to18rooms．Wecanseethemainentrancedoorispaddedwithironsheetandislockedby2horizontalwoodbars．Thewoodenbarsretractintothewallsinordertoopenthedoor．Insidetheentranceisahugecentralcourtyardwhereallthedoorsoftheroomsandinnerwindowsopenfacingit．Normally，theroomsatthegroundlevel，exceptthehallandthestaircases，areusedaskitchensanddiningrooms．Theroomsonthesecondfloorareusedforstorageandthoseonthethirdlevelareusedasbedrooms．2.SomeUsesofTulouLonglongago,thepeoplelivingintheareafacedbothnaturalandhumanthreats.Theyhadtofendoffwildanimalsfromthesurroundingforestaswellastheoccasionalgroupofbandits.SotheycreatedTulou.Theyconstructedsomewatchtowerswhichareperchedonthetopfloorofthebuilding.Whenonebuildingwasbeingattackedthevillagerswouldsoundagongandpeoplefromtheneighboringbuildingswouldcometotherescue.Bythisway,theycantheycanprotectthemselvesverywell.Theearthbuildingswerealsobuiltparticularlystrong.Allthewindowsareverysmallanddonotappearuntilthethirdorfourthfloors.Theentrancegatethestructure'sonlyvulnerablepointisfortifiedwithastoneframe.Asitincorporatesalotofwoodafirewouldbedevastatinghere.Theearthbuildinghasaspecialmechanismtoguardagainstthedanger.Theholesinthewallarelinkedthroughbamboopipestotheentrancegatebelow.Waterispoureddownthechannelsandcomesoutfromabovethegatedownstairs.Thewatermightnotbemuchbutitwouldbeenoughtodampenanyattempttotorchthegate.Thevillagersusedtocheckthepipesregularlytoensuretheyweren'tclogged.Allthesesmethodsconstituteastronghindstopreventthepaceofdanger.IV.TheCultureofTulouThecultureofTolouisanimportantpartofChina,theformationoftheEarthbuildingsamplifythewisdomandcreativenessoftheancestorsoftheHakkassettlersinYongdingCounty．Overalongtime,expertsinmanycountriescometoChinaonlytoseebeautyofTulou.ItreallystrengthensthecommunicationbetweenChinaandothercountries.EverytimewhenIthinkofTulou,Iamproudofit,IamproudofChineseculture.本文由泽华、新华、怀超和菜菜等人于2011年左右在济南大学学习时共同编写，作为大学英语课程的Presentation.新华的家在福建龙岩，他常骑自行车去往土楼游玩，因而有此主题，怀念那段时光！2018年3月18日菜菜于上海同济重新整理