Zhaoxing Gulou Group Review

There are really many drum towers in the scenic area, but how to see it, it feels very similar. Only the locals can take you to see and talk to you to find their differences, and they have grown up here since childhood, and many elderly people will sit below and sell things, or play chess. Let you feel the locals.

Drum Tower is a regional characteristic of Tongxiang buildings, popular in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi area. Drum Tower prevents the connection of rotten wood chisel, the top beam pillars are crisscrossed, the rows are crisscrossed, the upper and lower are consistent, using the principle of lever, and the layer of support is supported. The whole body of the Drum Tower is all anti-corrosion wood structure, without a nail and a basket, due to the strict and strong structure, it can reach hundreds of years without corruption. In the ancient Yi nationality Drum Tower also serves as a meeting place, and the warning of foreign enemies invading the drum. Zhaoxing Dongzhai has five drum towers, respectively, are the five drum towers of Renyi Lizhixin, five drum towers have their own characteristics.

Scenic and lovely town. I felt like a time traveler to an ancient town.

Zhaoxing Dongzhai Drum Tower, shaped like a multifaceted pagoda. Generally more than 20 meters high, from 1 floor to the top, all supported by 16 fir columns. The heart of the building is wide and flat, about 10 square meters square, with stone strips in the middle, there are fire ponds, and there are wooden railings around. The more the number of drum floors, the more the family is prosperous.

Zhaoxing Dongzhai is the most famous in the Drum Tower Group. Its Drum Tower is unique in the country. It is included in the Guinness World Records and is known as the "Drum Tower Culture and Art Township". The five groups in the Zhaizhong have built five Drum Towers, five Huaqiao and five drama stage. The appearance, height, size and style of the five drum towers are different, and the temple is a big view. The building of the drum tower in the village is a symbol of auspiciousness and prosperity, and is built by the people of the village. The role of the drum tower is: one is the symbol of the village. The other is the symbol of the Yi family name. Third is the place for leisure of the Yi people. Fourth is the place for young people to socialize. Fifth is the place to receive guests. Sixth is the place for gathering meetings. Seven is the tool for transmitting information or alarm. Eight, the place for sacrifice, step on the church sacrifice on the eighth day of the first month of each year. Rentuan Drum Tower: 7-weight-octagon-tip, high 21.7 meters, covering an area of 60 square meters. Yituan Drum Tower: 11-weight-octagon-tip, high 25.8 meters, covering an area of 81.6 square meters. Lituan Drum Tower: 13-weight-octagon-tip, high 23.1 meters, accounting for 70.3 square meters. Zhituan Drum Tower: Jiuzhong-Octagonal Xie Peak, high 14.9 meters, accounting for 77.3 square meters. Xintuan Drum Tower: Eleven-duty-Octagonal-pointed top, high 25.9 meters, accounting for 78.3 square meters. The Drum Tower has a pair of joints: the sound of drum music is shaking the Xiongzheng today's prosperity; the pavilion Dongzhai cheers and sings the world is peaceful.

The five drum towers in Zhaoxing Dongzhai are the most concentrated. They are called the "Drum Village Drum Tower Group". The drum tower is the symbol of Dongzhai, and the slang is called "Tangka" or "Tangwa". The drum tower is divided into two types: multiple columns, that is, four main columns and twelve lining columns; the single column is supported by a middle column, standing upright in the center of the Drum Tower. Straight to the top, the bottom four columns. No matter what the architectural form, the top floor is placed in the drum, so people call it the drum tower. An official of the United Nations agency praised it: "The unique Yi Drum Tower architectural art is not only a gem of Chinese architectural art, And it is the treasure of world architectural art." The Drum Tower is a symbol of the auspicious unity of the Dongzhai Village, a symbol of prosperity, and a manifestation of unity. Therefore, there are Dongzhai Drum Towers, or built by the Fangzu, or built by several surnames. There are 321 Drum Towers in the county. The five drum towers in Zhaoxing Dongzhai are the most concentrated, and people call them the "Drum Towers in Dongzhai Village"; the Qingzhai Drum Tower in Bazhai Township is the longest existing drum tower in the county: the single pillar drum tower in Shudong Village, Yandong Township, is currently only found and preserved in a complete strange drum tower; the two drum towers in Jitang Village, Zhaoxing Township, The most beautiful shape, February 13, 1982 was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level. And Jitang Building is the most prestigious, Kaili Jinquan Lake Bazi, Bajiao, 17th floor, 33 meters high Drum Tower and Beijing Chinese National Park and Shanghai Chinese Nationality Grand View Garden. All come from Lu Wenli and other building teachers. Drum Tower is built in the center of the village, combined with the stage and the songping, is a good place for gatherings, deliberations, cultural and entertainment.