The best-known tourist attraction in the area are the earth housesï¼å楼 tÇlóu), often round, of the Hakka people 客家人; kèjiÄrén. These houses are on to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Hakka means "guest"; they arrived in the area western Fujian and Eastern Guangdong as refugees from one of Northern China's wars several hundred years ago and still have their own dialect and customs. These houses are quite large, holding an extended family, and built to be easily defended. There are none in the city itself, but there are thousands in villages to the West. Hotels can arrange a car or van to visit these places.
