Five Clouds Tower

　　    Situated at the easternmost edge of the tulou complex, it was constructed during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty (1567–1572). This rectangular tulou faces south and sits on a north-south axis, covering an area of approximately 3,600 square meters, without stone foundations. It has four stories, is 25.8 meters wide with nine bays, and 24.3 meters deep with eleven bays. The outer walls of the ground floor are 1.3 meters thick, and each floor contains 40 bays. The entire structure has one main gate, four staircases, and a low surrounding wall outside the gate encloses a courtyard-like patio, with the outer gate directly facing the main entrance. It features an interior corridor layout, with gable-and-hip roofs at the front and rear, and hipped gable roofs on the sides (see photo 40 in 7.a-2).

　　    The central axis of the building runs from south to north and includes, in sequence: the outer gate, the gate courtyard, the building’s main gate, the entrance hall, the patio, the central hall, another patio, and the rear hall. The central hall is square-shaped and single-storied, with a patio in the center. There is one door on the south side, one on the north, and one side door each on the east and west. Each of the four doors leads to a brick-walled alleyway, dividing the interior into four small courtyards. There is one well on each the east and west sides inside the building.

　　    Originally three stories high, the tower was purchased in the 17th century (early Qing Dynasty) by Jiang Jicheng, the builder of Chengqi Tower, and expanded to four stories.