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Published: 2026-11-12 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-11-12 — “Changjiao Ancient Town” became widely known after the movie *Cloud Water Ballad* was filmed here. Changjiao is also known as “Cloud Water Ballad.” This area is a millennia-old road connecting the ancient Tingzhou Prefecture to Zhangzhou Prefecture and is the core scenic area of the “Fujian Tulou.” Defeng Tower is located at the bridgehead of this ancient town.

Defeng Tower

Defeng Tower
  “Changjiao Ancient Town” gained fame after the movie *Cloud Water Ballad* was filmed here. Changjiao is also called “Cloud Water Ballad.” It lies along a thousand-year-old road that once connected the ancient Tingzhou Prefecture to Zhangzhou Prefecture and is a key area within the “Fujian Tulou” heritage site. Defeng Tower is situated at the entrance of the ancient town.

  Defeng Tower serves as a sketching base for Fujian Tulou and Cloud Water Ballad, a cross-strait (Fujian-Taiwan) film base, and a tourist reception center. The cast and crew of the dramas *Lupin Flower* and *Thoughts on Tulou* once stayed in this tulou.

  Defeng Tower enjoys an excellent location, situated right inside the Cloud Water Ballad Scenic Area. It is only about 50 meters from the area’s central highlight — the ancient plank walkway, and roughly 300 meters from the waterwheel. The tower’s entrance is close to a supermarket, a ticket booking point, and a bus stop.

  The ancient town boasts beautiful landscapes of mountains, rivers, and farmland, miraculous architectural sights, simple and honest local customs, and a thousand years of ancient southern Fujian (Hakka) culture. The summers aren’t sweltering, the winters aren’t harsh, and the climate remains spring-like all year round — a natural oxygen bar. The farm’s own organic fruits and vegetables, along with homemade liquor, offer a true paradise for leisure and vacation.

  Source: Fujian Provincial Tourism Development Commission

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