Qiang settlement in ancient watchtower : Travellerspoint Travel Photography

Qiang settlement in ancient watchtower

Qiang people have used the ancient watchtowers from old kimgdoms to build additions for living with underground water passages, small doors, holes to shoot arrows at invatders and complicated interior rooms. The brickwork is amazing. These villages are called barbicons in N.W. Sichuan close to the Tibet border.

• Date: 14 July 2007
• Photographer: eastwest: gallery
• Uploaded: 7th Nov 2009
• Location: China: gallery
• Tags: architecture comp21
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