开平碉楼简介

开平碉楼位于广东省江门市下辖的开平市境内，大量兴建在20世纪二三十年代，是旧时广东华侨为防御盗匪、海外侨胞筹资回乡兴建的。它是中国乡土建筑的一个特殊类型，是集防卫、居住和中西建筑艺术于一体的多层塔楼式单体建筑，有的是根据建楼者从外国带回的图纸所建，有些则没有图纸，只是出于楼主的心裁。其上部造型有中国传统硬山顶式、悬山顶式，也有古希腊、古罗马的风格，又有哥特、伊斯兰、巴洛克和洛可可风格的建筑要素，这些不同风格流派不同宗教的建筑元素在开平碉楼中和谐共处，表现出独具特色的艺术魁力。

Kaiping Diaolou

Situated in Kaiping, Jiangmen City, Guangdong, the renowned Kaiping diaolous were massively built in the 1920s and the 1930s by overseas returnees in an attempt to show off wealth and defend against bandits. Diaolou is a special type of individual buildings fusing western and eastern architectural styles, and armed with defense mechanisms and residential functions. Some were built according to blueprints brought from abroad, some directly from the back of their minds and imagination. Styles that can be found on diaolous include traditional Chinese mountain peaks, suspended mountain styles, joined by Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Gothic, Islamic, Baroque and Rococo elements. These styles from different nations and religions co-exist harmoniously in the Kaiping Diaolou, reflecting a unique blending of artistic charms.