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Studies in the History of Natural Sciences  2019, Vol. 38 Issue (4): 461-478    DOI:
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An Examination of the Structural Forms and Evolution Process of the Kam Drum Towers in the Pingtan River Region
ZHANG Xingzhao1, LIU Su2, ZHAO Mingshan1
1. Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683;
2. College of Architecture, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Abstract  The drum tower is not only the clan symbol of the Kam (Dong minority), but also the embodiment of its highest construction technology. As far as the formation and development of its structure is concerned, researchers usually treat the drum towers in Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou equally, and discuss them from the viewpoint of ethnology and social science. However, the commonly used classification methods established mainly based on previous research on the drum towers of Guangxi and Guizhou are in fact inadequate for describing the structural characteristics of the drum towers of Hunan. This paper presents the results of an investigation of the 61 drum towers of 29 villages in the Pingtan River region of Tongdao, which is the heartland of the Southern Kam in Hunan. By analyzing their structure from the perspectives of traditional timber structure concepts and modern geometry, the evolution process of the local drum towers and the classic structural forms of each historical period are elaborated.

Key words： Tongdao      Pingtan River region      Kam (Dong Minority)      drum tower      structural form      evolution     
Received: 26 September 2017      Published: 21 June 2021
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ZHANG Xingzhao, LIU Su, ZHAO Mingshan. An Examination of the Structural Forms and Evolution Process of the Kam Drum Towers in the Pingtan River Region. Studies in the History of Natural Sciences, 2019, 38(4): 461-478.

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