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Diaolou near Jinjiangli village, Kaiping, China.
Although some diaolou date back as far as the 16th century most were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to to guard against both bandits and periodic flooding. It s believed that about 3,000 were built originally, of these around 1,800 remain.
Image dimensions: 5519 x 3679 pixels
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Diaolou near Jinjiangli village, Kaiping, China.
Although some diaolou date back as far as the 16th century most were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to to guard against both bandits and periodic flooding. It s believed that about 3,000 were built originally, of these around 1,800 remain.
Image dimensions: 5519 x 3679 pixels