The distribution of tulou

There are no obvious borders of the distribution of different types of tulou. Various type of tulou could appear in natural villages or surname kin or family groups. Gnerally, the large multi-storey tulou was seldom seen in the areas where early Hakka lived. However, they are appeared in the perimeters of Hakka and other ethnic groups or around locations where Hakka fast developed after Ming and Qing dynasties.

The table shows the distribution of different types of tulou:

Type	Fujian (Min)	Guangdong (Yue)	Jiangxi(gan)	Others
Round	Western Min: Yongding, Longyan, Shanghang, Zhangping East-southern Min: Pinghe, Zhaoan, Nanjing, Zhangpu, Huaan, Yunxiao, etc.	Eastern Yue Jiaying, Chaozou, Huizhou, Nanxiong To Shenzhen, Hongkong.	Some in Southern Gan	Seldom
Rectangular	Towns in Western Min and North Min. Southern Min, Zhaoan, Pinghe, Najing, zhangpu, huaan, yunxiao, Tongan, Easter Min: Minqing etc.	Eastern Yue: Jiaying, Chaozhou, Huizhou, Nanxiong To Shenzhen, Hongkong.	Southern Gan: Nanan, Ningdu, Ruijin.	Seldom
Five-phoenixes	Towns in Western Min and North Min Southern Min: Towns in Zhangzhou.	Eastern Yue to all Guangdong, province.	Some in Southern Gan	Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Hongkong.
U-shape	Towns in Western Min. Southern Min: Nanjing, Zhaoan, hua’an	Some in Eastern Yue	Some in Southern Gan	Seldom
Hemisphere	Pinghe, Zhaoan, Longyan, Nanjing, Yongding	Dapu, Jiaoling etc.	Seldom	Seldom
The Octagonal Style.	Yongding, Zhangpu, Huaan, Zhaoan, Nanjin	Some in Eastern Yue	Seldom	Seldom