方圓錯落、風格奇特的福建土樓，
其實是用黃土、砂石等簡單物料造成的傳統民宅，
散佈在福建省西面一帶，至今已有數百年歷史。
土樓的外形如一座密封城堡，外牆極厚，
冬暖夏涼之餘，更能抵抗外敵入侵。
土楼高可达四五层，供三代或四代人同楼聚居。
土樓高可達四五層，供三代或四代多至八百人同樓聚居。

福建土樓依山就勢，佈局巧妙，
吸收了中國傳統建築規劃的風水理念，
並適應聚族而居的生活和防禦要求，
是一種自成體系，具有節約、堅固、防禦性強的特點，
又極富美感的建築類型，是以在2008年7月，
福建省四十六座包括永定縣的初溪土樓群等被正式列入
《世界文化遺產名錄》。

孜孜不倦地以鏡頭觀看世界的Laurence，
早前就前往福建，將古樸而奇麗的土樓攝於鏡內，
向活在今天的我們展示古人的智慧和藝術。
要率先欣賞福建土樓的新作，
請蒞臨Laurence Lai Gallery。

Fujian Tulou is a unique rammed earth building,
rectangular or circular in configuration,
constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries in
south-west of Fujian province.
Its structure reminiscent of an enclosed castle,
Tulou has fortified mud walls for insulation and defence,
and can be built up to five stories high housing up to
eight hundred people of three to four generations.

The relationship of the unique massive buildings to
their landscape embodies both Feng Shui principles
and ideas of landscape beauty and harmony. Hence,
46 Fujian Tulou sites including Chuxi tulou cluster
have been inscribed in July 2008 by UNESCO as
World Heritage Site, as exceptional examples of a
building tradition and function exemplifying a
particular type of communal living and defensive
organization, and, in terms of their harmonious
relationship with their environment.

With relentless passion to see the world through
camera lens, Laurence set off for Fujian to capture
the beauty and austerity of Tulou, revealing the
ancient art and wisdom to inspire the contemporaries.
Please visit Laurence Lai Gallery for the fabulous
latest works of Fujian Tulou.