Tulou Fujian China

In December 2009 we planned to visit China for sight seeing and photography. We were limited in our choices as it was winter and the “frozen” theme did not appeal to us.   So our choices narrowed down to either Hainan Island which is a tropical holiday beach resort, or Xiamen. We chose Xiamen (Wellingtons sister city) and found it to be a great choice. Lots of character, good food and friendly people. Definitely not as fast as Shanghai! One reason for going to Xiamen is the close proximity of the earthen houses (called tulou) built by the Hakka people since the 12th century.

Chengqi lou   25 Dec 2009  Nikon D3   iso 200  14mm   f4.8   1/125sec   Nikon 14-24mm f2.8

tulou house   25 Dec 2009    Nikon D3s   iso 200   28mm   f8   1/10sec   Nikon 24-70mm f2.8

Photographic Competition Recognition

26 Dec 2009   Nikon D3   iso200   24mm   f8   1/45sec   Nikon 14-24mm f2.8