The construction technique of wood architecture of Dong Nationality

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Dong wooden architecture construction skills

Applicant: Liping County, Guizhou Province

Project No.: 380

Project No.: VIII - 30

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Guizhou Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Liping County, Guizhou Province

Protection unit: Liping County Cultural Center

Brief introduction to the construction techniques of Dong wooden architecture:

Applicant: Liping County, Guizhou Province

The drum tower and flower bridge of Dong Nationality in Guizhou Province have a very long history. They came into being in the primitive society of Dong nationality. They are the national architectural styles with unique style created by Dong people in their long-term life practice.

Drum Tower is not only the symbol of Dong village, but also the symbol of prosperity of Dong village. It plays a very important role in the minds of Dong people. It is developed from the simple dry diaphragm type card room, and the structure adopts the cloud piercing integral frame and wooden structure system.

The Dong Drum Tower in Liping County integrates tower, pavilion, pavilion and other architectural forms. It has the tall and straight pagoda, the magnificent Pavilion and the beautiful pavilions. The drum tower is a high-rise building in the Dong village. It is generally 3-5 feet high, with a width of 7-10 meters at the bottom. The eaves are stacked, covered with green tiles and decorated with various colored sculptures. Some of these Dong drum towers are surrounded by railings, others are open with a fire pond in the middle, and there are benches around for people to rest.

Congjiang County Dong drum building technology has been more than 300 years of history, Dong people with local fir built 108 Dong Drum Tower, distributed in the Dong village by the mountains and rivers. Among them, zengchong Drum Tower is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit, becoming the representative of Dong Drum Tower in Congjiang.

The structure of the flower bridge of Dong nationality is very ingenious. It makes full use of the lever principle. The big and small columns, beams, purlins and railings are all made of Cunninghamia lanceolata, which is rich in Guizhou. The structure is rigorous, the craft is exquisite, the momentum is majestic, and the appearance is spectacular. It shows the unique style of the architectural art of Dong nationality.

Drum Tower and flower bridge construction technology is the crystallization of Dong People's wisdom, which has high scientific and cultural research value. Dong Drum Tower and Huaqiao are integrated with various architectural forms and rich in local characteristics of ethnic minorities. In the construction of the drum tower and the flower bridge, the Dong people use the "craftsman's pole" bamboo ruler made of bamboo strips and its own system of design and construction symbols to form a unique process system. Therefore, the construction techniques of the drum tower and the flower bridge have become an important part of the Chinese national architectural culture. The craftsman of Dong nationality keeps this precious skill intact by the way of teacher leading apprentice and teaching by words and deeds. Only by double treasure and care can it be better inherited and developed.