Tulou (Tǔlóu 土楼) is a type of Chinese rural dwellings of the Hakka (Kèjiā 客家) and Minnan(Mǐnnán 闽南)people in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries. The buildings were divided vertically between families with each disposing of two or three rooms on each floor. In contrast with their plain exterior, the inside of the Tulou were built for comfort and were often highly decorated.Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong provinces border are the main distribution areas of Tulou.