Kaiping is nicknamed 'the home of overseas Chinese' as huge numbers of emigrants left this area beginning in the late nineteenth century. Many settled abroad and Taishanese, the local language, is still spoken around the world. Others returned home with both wealth and inspiration. They imported what were then new western inventions like flush toilets and radios and built houses in their home villages inspired by the architecture they'd seen in Europe and the Americas. The most distinctive of their buildings are diaolou, fortified towers crowned with ostentatious baroque or neoclassical penthouses. They served both as residences and defence against bandits. They can be found in various places, but especially in Kaiping, where they are recognised as a Unesco world heritage site. Many are scattered singly or in pairs throughout the countryside but there are a few diaolou clusters where you can see many in a small area and even climb up a few of them, as well as seeing the Republic of China period furnishings inside. The surroundings are very rural, not much changed a century after these eccentric towers were raised. Kaiping is an easy day- or weekend-trip from Guangzhou. From Kaiping Railway Station it's easiest to get a taxi to one of the diaolou clusters. Be sure to taste the local speciality baozaifan, rice cooked in a clay pot until the bottom gets crusty, served with various toppings. #leaveyourmark #urbanexplorer #lightthecity #kaiping #taishan #jiangmen #guangdong #diaolou #architecture #historicallandmarks #unesco

Kaiping 开平，this is how does Guangdong small provincial city looks like. Mostly people arrive here to take buses and immediately transfer to Dialou scenic spots located in several villages around Kaiping city. Kaiping at a glance is very calm place where life is slow and peaceful existence. Good is typical Guangdong food but offered for lowest price. #holidayvacation#wintergetaway#staycation#tripinspired

It is time to say wow! Did you expect something like this in China? To introduce amazing Dialou scattered in villages around Kaiping city is my pleasure! This miracle you can face in Guangdong countryside. Dialou is the type of buildings built by Chinese immigrants returnees, who had accumulated money and experience overseas and came back to the China, to their born place, the place of their life path origin and have built such non typical for Southern China building. The creations merged European, greec, Indian and Middle East styles. Than higher building is, than more rich the owner was. Lication: Zili village #holidayvacation#wintergetaway#staycation#tripinspired

Kaiping, dialou, Guangdong province. Well, the city Kaiping is very famous due to villages around where tourists can observe the specific buildings named Dialou. The key feature if this creations is mixed architectural style. Exactly right here the pictures from San Men Li Willard are presented. This is very small village and there is no admission tickets. No one is taking good care about this area so some buildings look very old or partially destroyed. That was a great experience to visit such place. This is real Guangdong coytriside. P.S. : there are several villages around Kaiping city with unique legacy. #holidayvacation#wintergetaway#staycation#tripinspired

it was a warm day and we stumbled into a small grocery store. we asked the owner if he would drive us in his van for the day. It was amazing. he waited for us at each diaolou village and finally took us back to the city.

The location of many movies is in Chikan Town. Chikan Town is an ancient town with quite a Lingnan style. Tanjiang traverses the whole town, Chikan is built along the Tanjiang River, the south bank is a village, the north bank is a town, the Qing Dynasty is a large-scale building, and the ancient town with a profound cultural heritage is written. The ancient town was built along the river, and the entire row of the building was printed in green water. Although it is cloudy, with this historic building, it has a charm. On the side of the ancient town, there are some small shops on the side of the building, selling some Chikan specialty products. Along the river, the local residents are basking in large pieces of orange peel, and the dried orange peel can be used to make tea, clearing the lungs. The end of the ancient town is the three lanes of film and television city, the ancient town itself does not charge, but if you want to go to the attractions, you need to add additional tickets, you can go to the next Jinghui Building.

There are many famous villages in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are not so many famous villages in Guangdong. This view is actually a little one-sided. If you go to Kaiping Country, you will find many strange villages, such as Zili Village. Zili Village is located in Tangkou Town, Kaiping. It was famous at the end of the 20th century. Tourists went on sightseeing in the early 21st century, but what really made it famous was Jiang Wens blockbuster movie Let the Bullets Fly. Because Zili Village used to be one of the main locations. Into Zili Village, the most striking thing is that all the buildings in the village are like bunkers, and the locals call this building a "tower". Some of the towers in Zili Village are funded by the villagers, and some are built by overseas Chinese. Because the Kaiping terrain is low, the old buildings suffer from shackles, and the buildings in the towers are waterproof and thieves-proof. The Mingshi Building in the village was built in 1925. The owner Fang Runwen is an American overseas Chinese. He had run a restaurant in his early years and later made a grocery store. Ming Runwen, who was built by Fang Runwen, is the main location of Let the Bullets Fly. The middle and lower structures are relatively simple, the upper part is complex and gorgeous, the columns are Romanesque, and the six-storey frontal flowers are baroque. The building is currently a national key cultural relic. Protected units are also listed on the World Heritage List. Because it is located in Lingnan, there is no cold in winter. Zili Village can see green all year round. The green seedlings and golden rice ears in the busy season are the most beautiful, and there are rapeseed in spring.

Speaking of Chikan, the feelings for it originated from letting the bullet fly this movie. The ancient city of Chikan, without the tranquility of Lijiang, without the beauty of the phoenix, without the warmth of Wuzhen, has its unique depth. It can be an ancient town with stories. There is no affair, no drunken dreams, but it has a unique overseas Chinese culture in Guangdong Province. Whether in the field of architecture or at the spiritual level, it has seen past events in South China. Its cultural history has unlimited connotations. Chikan is built along the Tanjiang River. The south bank is a village, and the north bank is a city. It is a unique arcade building, far more than the huge foreign buildings in Kaiping Old Street. On the east bank of the embankment along the river, the Zhonghua Road, which is parallel to it, is sandwiched between two roads and there is a small road called Two Roads. This is a three-horizon parallel with the river, and there are many vertical roads crossing them. Form the road network of the city. Chikan Town has a quaint taste of Chinese and Western. Therefore, it is called "the fifth ancient town in China". Old tree, old building. Slate paved road, square column window, square ruler, solid wood bed. The lengthy and deep tone of the gray, the architectural style of the combination of Chinese and Western, the tower building built along the river, there is no gorgeous, no publicity, and there is no way to talk about the amazing word. For hundreds of years, silently watching the other side of the river,

Guangdong two-day self-driving tour - Jiangmen, see Kaiping Lou. The Diaolou is a multi-storey tower building that combines defense, residence and Chinese and Western architectural art. When the Chinese and Western architecture of the Republic of China is combined, time leaves an old mark here. Jinjiang Lilou Building includes three luxurious European-style castles, including Ruishi Building, Shengfeng Building and Jinjiang Tower. Standing in the village house, people can feel the strong harmony of Chinese and Western style. In 2005, it was named the most beautiful residence in Guangdong. There won't be many visitors here. Between the village trails, local Hakkas sell some Hakka dishes. The price is not expensive. One of the two buildings in the public building, the most simple building on the third floor was built earlier, the function is mainly to defend the refuge, and the Ruishi Building and the Shengfeng Building are all located in the rich families of the village, so it is beautiful and gorgeous. Ruishilou is the tallest of all the towers, so it also has the reputation of the first floor of Kaiping. Tickets: Coupon: RMB 180 Includes four attractions, namely Liyuan, Zili Village, Loukan Film Studio, Jinjiang Liyulou Group, valid for two days (each attraction is only viewed once) opening time: 8