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Zhenchenglou

🇨🇳 China · 20th century

Zhenchenglou in China
Photo: Gisling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Zhenchenglou is a circular tulou situated in the south-central part of Hongkeng village, Hukeng town, Yongding district, Longyan city, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The building was erected by Lin Hongchao, of the 21st generation of the Lin family of Hongkeng, together with his brothers and others, in the first year of the Republic of China (1912).

In 1988 Zhenchenglou was listed by Yongding county as a cultural relic protection unit; in 1991 it was listed among the third batch of cultural relic protection units of Fujian province; in 2001 it was listed among the fifth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level; and in 2008 Zhenchenglou became one of the forty-six Fujian tulou formally inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Machine-translated from “振成樓” on the Chinese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zhenchenglou ranks #7,791 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #97 of the 119 mapped in China. Founded 1912 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how China compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Zhenchenglou?

Zhenchenglou stands in China, at 24.66324°, 116.97346°.

When was Zhenchenglou built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1912. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Zhenchenglou?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,791 of 8,134 worldwide, and #97 in China. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Zhenchenglou?

Fujian Tulou, about 1 km away.

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