Congjiang Drum Tower

There are 27 stories in the middle of Congjiang Drum Tower, which adopts multi column structure. In the background of two ancient banyan trees, it gives more mystery.

The whole building is made of local Chinese fir. The drum tower is supported by 32 columns. There are four big columns in the building, each of which is surrounded by more than two adults.

The lowest floor of the building has three gates. There is a fire pit in the middle of the building, surrounded by bluestones. The drum tower is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower

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Congjiang Drum Tower generally refers to Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower

Zengchong Drum Tower was first built in the 11th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty (1672 AD). It is a Chinese fir structure with pagoda shape, double gourd top, a total of 13 floors, octagonal cusp top, 25 meters high, of which the wooden frame is 17.65 meters high, covering an area of 160 square meters. The upper two floors are the top of the drum tower. The two layers are of bucket arch structure with staggered holes and exquisite workmanship. In the highest Pavilion, there is a 3-meter-long, 50 cm diameter cowhide drum, which is used to summon the villagers to discuss affairs and report to the police. There are stairs in the drum tower, winding up to the first floor where the big drum is placed. The whole drum tower is made of Chinese fir. It is pagoda shaped, with double gourd top. The top of the tower is ceramic beads, which point to the sky. There are several pieces of inscriptions in the drum tower. The earliest one was engraved in the 11th year of Kangxi (1672 AD).

Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower

Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower is located in zengchong village, zengchong Township, 82 kilometers northwest of Congjiang County, Southeast Guizhou. It is the oldest, largest and best preserved Dong Drum Tower in Guizhou Province. Due to the inconvenient transportation, it is still unknown to the boudoir.

Introduction of Drum Tower Structure

At the bottom of the drum tower, there are four gold pillars, each with a diameter of 0.8 meters and a height of 15 meters. There are eight eaves pillars, which are surrounded by wooden railings. The plane of the building is octagonal, with a circular fire pool with a diameter of 1.4 meters in the center, and four large benches are placed between the gold pillars. There is no floor in each floor of the building, empty to the top. On the 11th floor, there are two other eight eaves and octagonal umbrella roofs, which are the top of the drum tower. These two floors are of bucket arch structure with staggered holes and exquisite workmanship. There are dragon, Phoenix, fish, crab, shrimp and other animal patterns under the eaves of each floor. There are doors on the south, North and west sides of the bottom floor, and a stone table on the east side. On the ground floor of the building, there is a plaque of the 10th year of Daoguang (1830). On the plaque, there are four characters: "Wanli Hefeng". In addition, there are four wooden couplets, one of which is "famous building art high, Carving Dragon and painting Phoenix, reflecting the eternal prosperity of green trees; Dong Village beautiful and refined culture, supporting the cultivation of talents in Changchun"; the other is "dragon and Phoenix presenting auspicious scenery, the pavilion towering against the sky; wind and cloud gathering, mountains rolling around the blue waves"; the third is "things in the sky, Baolong Pavilion, Fengge, shining brilliantly; outstanding people, Lingshan, clear water show, reflecting the waves"; the fourth is "hundred flowers" Fulong palace gathers people to discuss business and beat golden drum; Wanshou Fengge gathers folk songs and dances to celebrate jade tower.

There is no fixed ladder from the first floor to the second floor of the drum tower, but there are still some holes in the floor. Above the second floor, there are fixed ladders. In order to make the smoke easy to spread, the second, third and fourth floors are only equipped with floors outside the gold pillars, and the empty wells are formed inside the gold pillars. Wooden railings are placed between the gold pillars and the periphery of each floor. A wooden drum is hung on the top of the five story building, and is in charge of the village. 4、 There is a long eaves on the fifth floor. Under the eaves is a ruyi bucket arch, which can not only bear load, but also be an ornament.

The hall in the drum tower is empty. There is a fire pool in it. There are large benches or benches around the fire pool. When the village has something to discuss or steps on the song hall during the festival, it beats the big leather drum. The villagers in the village gather in the drum tower hall to listen to the elder's orders. On weekdays, the drum tower hall is a public place for leisure. Every festival, the whole village people come to the drum tower to sing songs, "step on the song hall" (a kind of collective dance) and so on.

The origin of Drum Tower

The external shape of Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower is like a big Chinese fir tree, especially the ancient Chinese fir growing in the warm spring. Dong villagers used to call Drum Tower "shade tree", which shows that Drum Tower evolved from big tree. Primitive people used to take trees as their "home" and built trees as nests for quite a long period of history. They practiced "tree dwelling", or "nest dwelling". Later, they gradually developed into stilted buildings and stilted buildings. Although the drum tower is not a folk house, it can still be inhabited, but the activities in the drum tower are extraordinary. It has been recorded in historical documents: "Dong people live in Xi Dong In spring, a huge wooden building is buried underground, several feet high, and the singer sleeps on it at night. It turns out that the drum tower is related to the special customs of the Dong nationality.

The function and influence of Drum Tower

Drum Tower is a unique folk building in Dong nationality area. Drum Tower is built in every village where Dong nationality lives. Several drum towers can be seen in a larger Dong village. The number of drum towers in Dong Village depends on the family name of the village. Generally, a family needs to build a drum tower. Drum tower plays an important role in Dong People's life, which is an obvious feature of Dong People's settlement. It is not only the political center for the assembly and discussion of the Dong family, but also a place for people to worship, rest and have entertainment activities. It is also a court for the village elders to deal with disputes and judge right and wrong. In case of emergency, it becomes a command post for drumming. In addition, it is also a place for young men and women in the village to communicate and love each other. Almost all the places where Dong people live together have Drum Tower, which has become an important symbol of Dong village. Congjiang zengchong Drum Tower is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Address: beside provincial road 202, Pingrui village, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 108.899982

Latitude: 25.754475

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: Congjiang Drum Tower is located in Pingrui village, Congjiang County. You can walk in Chengnei of Congjiang County.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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