The hubby and I went to Xiamen, China for a week. The weather was beautiful. Not too hot nor too cold. But we do get an occasional weird rain and sun all on the same day. Xiamen is quite a bustling city. Evey single year there’s always something different. Like a new shops, eatery, new bridge or a building. The city is really growing fast.
We visited Tu Lou (literal translation means a building made of earth), a village with a peculiar rounded housing. Which had stood the test of time. It took us about 3 hours ride to get there. But it was worth it because it’s not the usual thing you see. The food is all home grown from the village and it was really really good!!! I think I went for a couple of bowls of rice. >_<
This soup taste like there are coconuts in it! The herbs they put in made it taste that way. Really yummy!
This bamboo shoot dish is all home grown.
This is one of the original buildings. So the wood is bit weak, it was nerve racking to walk the 3rd floor. O_o
Each housing can house a lot of people. Each room is provided per family. If the sons get married and no room is available. They have to move to another housing. Thus, they make more circular house.
Okay, this is not a potty. But a deep well was provided for each apartment.
Very healthy chicken. Never seen this well rounded chicken up close.
Each spike is represented by a clan from the village. Each has their own design and height. It looks like a paint brush.
Back in Xiamen, we stopped at a nearby coffee shop named Geo Geo Cafe. I love how they made this house into a coffee shop. Makes you feel all homey. Plus it has a nice view of the lake.
Very rich cheesecake.
Fruit tea. Taste like four season so its really refreshing and sweet.
Flambe dessert!
Shopping at Zhong San Lu! This street is filled with shops! And at night it lits up pretty nicely too! (Should’ve taken a night shot of it. Maybe next time ^^)
If there’s shopping, then there’s lots of street food too!!!! Just like this one.
April 20th, 2009 at 7:22 p04
I really thought it was a potty, good thing you put a description.
Nice pictures!!!
April 20th, 2009 at 7:22 p04
LOLS!!! That’s the first thing that popped in my mind when I first saw it. Good thing the guide told us what it really is. Thanks for the comment. Sorry for lack of descriptions. My mind is still mud. And I wanted to post some pics. ^^
April 21st, 2009 at 7:22 p04
Love the pics! Seriously, there are people still living there? I’d have thought they’d preserve the place since they’re pretty old.
April 21st, 2009 at 7:22 p04
People still live there. I just took pics without clothes hangin’ dry so that it would look a bit isolate hehehehe.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:22 p04
Whoa, that’s wicked.o_o I’m definitely amazed by that. Guess they really were able to preserve their culture.
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:22 p04
I think the government help them preserve their town. And in turn they are the one guiding the tourists and telling them all about the place and making sure they kept it beautiful.
April 28th, 2009 at 7:22 p04
That’s pretty nice.^_^ Good for the government to actually preserve the place, unlike other places that I know of.:P