Cultural communication from Kaiping Diaolou
1、Kaiping is a small city in Guangdong Province, about 100 kilometers to the southwest of Guangzhou, with an area of 1659 square kilometers and a population of 680 thousand.
2、Kaiping Diaolou is listed by the Chine State Council as a key cultural relic protected by the state. Its total number amounted to 3, 300 in the peak years（最高纪录年份） and now the registered number is 1833.
3、The well-prerved towers are also elegant and beautiful, and have been nominated for the inclusion in UNESCO’s （联合国教科文组织）list of World Heritage（遗产）sites since 2004. And it was listed as a world cultural heritage list in 2007.
4、5、They are different，and can be divided into three types: communal towers, residential towers and night watchtowers.
communal towers：
are jointly built by veral families for u as temporary refuge (避难)
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reviewresidential towers：
are built by individual rich family for live
night watchtowers：
ud as fortified（防御）residence, and watch tower for guarding against bandits(土匪).
6、Kaiping Diaolou is the witness for culture of the early Chine immigrants. It has long been known as the native land of a great many overas Chine, and Chine people having a strong feeling of wistful longing for home. so the overas Chine from Kaiping, no matter how long they had been away and how far they were away from home, would come back to buy a piece of land、to build their hou and to get married.gateshead
7、You may wonder why the returned overas Chine had their hous built into a structure of a watchtower. Well, the reasons are clear. First, public order at that time was bad and banditry（土匪） was a real headache and the better-off returned overas Chine families naturally became targets for robbery; cond, the Kaiping area is a stret
ch of low-lying land and folds were a frequent occurrence. So, the solid and high-ri buildings were good both for defen against bandits and for refuge from the floods.
8、Kaiping Diaolou contain follow Characteristics
Built of stone, brick（砖） or concrete
thick solid walls始螈
small and narrow iron doors and windows
Embrasures（炮眼） on the walls
obrvation tower on the top
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8、The styles of Kaiping Diaolou absorb many western architecture.
Gothic architecture（哥特式建筑）
Architectural features：Pointed Arch（尖肋拱顶）、Flying Buttress（飞扶梯）
Ancient Greek architecture
abxArchitectural features：Pillars(台柱)； A front and back porch（门廊）； Harmony
Ancient roman architecture
Architectural features：heavy walls； layer by layer; Colosum（圆形大剧场）
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Islam（伊斯兰教） architecture
Architectural features：怎么讨人喜欢Domed roof（圆顶）、Geometry dermatoglyphic pattern（几何纹样）
14、The buildings display a fusion（融合） of Chine and foreign architectural and decorative（装饰性的） forms. They reflect the significant role the emigrant Kaiping people had played in the development of the countries they resided, in South Asia, Australasia, North America and other regions of the world.
