开平碉楼

开平碉楼与村落，已经走进了全人类的文化视野。

Kaiping Diaolou and villages have stepped into the cultural vision of the world .

村中的天禄楼是开平碉楼“众楼”的突出代表，给人非常坚实厚重的感觉。

It is known as " The Most Harmoniously Natural " residential environment Tianlulou in the village is an outstanding example of Kaiping Diaolou " Zhong Lou ", which imposes a very solid impression .

试析开平碉楼的功能&侨乡文书研究之三

An Analysis of the Functions of the Watchtowers in Kaiping & The third of a Research Series into the Culture of the Hometown of Overseas Chinese

为避免洪涝和盗匪的侵袭，建起了风格拙朴的迎龙楼，该楼是广东开平碉楼中最原始、最古老的碉楼，因而享有“开平碉楼之父”的称号。

The rustic Yinglonglou was built in the village to avert floods and ward off bandit attacks . It 's the oldest and most original Diaolou in kaiping , so it is called " Father of Kaiping Diaolou " .

开平碉楼大部分是由著名的“海漂”开平人在20世纪早期建造的，他们把在国外看到的伊斯兰、罗马甚至是古希腊建筑风格带回了家乡。

Erected mostly in the early 20th century , the fortress towers at Kaiping were built by famously outbound Kaipingers , who brought home the many architectural styles they saw abroad , including Islamic , Roman and even ancient Greek .