Architectural characteristics of Dong nationality in Sanjiang

Dong people's wooden architecture is world-famous, and is called the world's wooden architecture grand view by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. Dong Jia has three treasures, Drum Tower Dasong Wind and Rain Bridge, two of which are wooden structures. At present, there are still 178 drum tower and165,438+03 wind and rain bridge in Sanjiang county. The newly-built Sanjiang Drum Tower in this county is by far the tallest drum tower in the world, with 27 floors and a height of 42.6 meters. The wooden structures of Dong nationality in Sanjiang are represented by Yufeng Bridge and Drum Tower. Dong wooden structure architecture is not only beautiful in appearance, but also unique in technology. The whole building is drilled with tenons, beams and arches are connected, columns are connected with tenons and rivets, and there is not a nail. The structure is firm and the riveting is meticulous. The cultural connotation of wood structure building is very rich and has high artistic value.

Dong people are born artists, and folk craftsmen have superb architectural talent. Whether it is a diaojiao building, a rain bridge, a drum tower, a stage, etc. It contains the unique skills of the Dong people. All buildings are tenon members without a nail. Architects and Dong people are called Mohists. When they build buildings, bridges and houses, they don't need a drawing, and the whole structure is familiar. They can use simple bamboo sticks as the criterion, unique Mohist writing as the design mark, and ordinary woodworking tools and wood to make buildings and bridges with different styles and beautiful shapes.

Yufeng Bridge integrates pavilions, terraces, corridors, buildings and pavilions, and its structure is divided into three parts. The lower part of the bridge is divided into piers made of blue stones, which are hexagonal columns and the upstream and downstream cylinders are pointed; The middle of the bridge is a wooden deck with dense cantilever support columns and beams; The upper part of the bridge is composed of wooden beams and columns, which are connected by tenons, forming a double-eaves, two-wing and well-defined gallery system.

Drum tower is a wooden multi-storey tower-shaped pavilion structure with even appearance plane and odd double eaves. The shape of the top of the drum tower can be divided into three forms: hanging mountain, resting mountain and sloping tip.