Hunan Dong Drum Tower Construction Technology

Hunan is a multi-ethnic province, mainly distributed in Xiangxi, southern andeastern mountainous area, and the Hunan minority Dong as an important component,since ancient times for its unique culture and the traditional architecture and famed atthe world.With the development of the times and social progress, the traditionalculture and technology due to the inability to adapt to the changes of the times, hasbeen gradually from the historical stage, as the essence of national culture, traditionalculture and art heritage and development are imminent.Hunan Dong is a branch of China Dong, retained a large number of excellenttraditional culture and craftsmanship, one of the most representative is the HunanDong’s Drum Tower construction technology, as the traditional construction technique,construction technique represents the Gulou Dong technique and technology of thehighest level, is the crystallization of collective wisdom of the craftsman this paper isbased on this, an excellent craftsmanship as the research object, the spirit oftruth-seeking and pragmatic attitude, the field investigation, visit, investigation andstudy of Hunan Dong area especially the Gulou District and comprehensive summaryof the literature, summarized and studied in Hunan Dong domestic drum materials,construction, structure, construction technology and construction techniques such asthe valuable information, for the protection and inheritance of the precious wealth todo your duty and obligations.In addition, drum tower construction technology research for a comprehensiveunderstanding and grasp of the Dong culture provides the premise, drum towerconstruction is the construction of an important part of culture, also the Dong coreclan culture materialization, only to grasp and study the cultural physical andchemical constituents can be extracted from the cultural connotation, so that a morecomprehensive and in-depth protection of national cultural tradition.