### id237870583 tulou were situated in fertile mountain valleys > The Fujian *Tulou* are the most representative and best preserved examples of the tulou of the mountainous regions of south-eastern China. The large, technically sophisticated and dramatic earthen defensive buildings, built between the 13th and 20th centuries, in their highly sensitive setting in fertile mountain valleys, are an extraordinary reflection of a communal response to settlement which has persisted over time. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fhxtrzj680wb6rqh3gvk49ds) - [[Fujian Tulou via UNESCO#id237870583 tulou were situated in fertile mountain valleys|View in Vault]] - [n] this feels like a good example of people surviving and thriving in harsh environments. Probably good #articleseed/addendum for that article on my newsletter.