Gufeng Tower

Gufeng Tower

Gufeng Tower is a cultural relic protection unit of Xinluo District.

Also known as Gulaou, Gufeng Tower is located in Group 2, Zhongxin Village, Shizhong Town, Xinluo District, Longyan City, Fujian Province. It is a residence of the Chen family. This hollow-core, rammed-earth, four-story square enclosed tulou was built in the second year of the Jianyan era of the Song Dynasty (1128) by Chen Xiaoshi (courtesy name Gufeng), the thirteenth-generation descendant of Chen Yuanguang, the Sacred King Who Opened Zhangzhou. The structure faces west and has a main building that is 31.8 meters wide, 29.62 meters deep, and 13.5 meters high, covering a floor area of 941.69 square meters. The outer walls of the main building are 1.30–1.50 meters thick, while the inner walls are 0.75 meters thick. The central axis, from west to east, consists of the tower courtyard, main gate, corridor, patio, and ancestral hall. Each floor inside the tower is connected by wooden corridors, and the roof features a single-eave hip-and-gable design with a post-and-lintel timber frame, and double-sloped corners. A staircase located next to the west gate leads to all four floors, and there is a well in the center of the patio. The entire structure includes 54 rooms and 3 halls, making it the oldest existing tulou in Shizhong Town. In 2001, it was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit by the People’s Government of Xinluo District.

Zhongxin Village: Located at the heart of Shizhong Town, Zhongxin Village borders Shangfang Mountain to the east, Zhongxi Village to the west and south, and is separated from Yangdong Village to the north by Lai Mountain. National Highway 319 runs through the village, which lies 36 kilometers from downtown Longyan. Zhongxin Village serves as the political, economic, trade, and cultural hub of Shizhong Town. Since ancient times, it has been the seat of successive local governments in Shizhong and functions as a border economic and trade center for counties (cities, districts) such as Xinluo District, Yongding County, Zhangping City, and Nanjing County. The town government, middle school, hospital, national tax office, local tax office, Agricultural Bank branch, credit union, 110,000-volt substation, and power supply station are all located within the village’s jurisdiction. It is an important center in Xinluo... More details about Zhongxin Village++