The Kaiping diaolou and villages were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007.

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The Kaiping Diaolou are fortified multi-storey towers which were constructed in the Kaiping area from the early Qing Dynasty, reaching a peak in the 1920s and 1930s, when there were more than three thousand of these structures. Today, approximately 1,800 diaolou are still standing. The diaolou served two purposes: housing and protecting against forays by bandits. The Kaiping diaolou and villages were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007.

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Kaiping Guangdong China
Photo credit: © Lou-Foto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: diaolou, kaiping, villages