RETRACTED: Exploration of the cultural symbols connotation of Dong Drum-Tower in Chinese tower building (Retracted Article)

By means of on-the-spot investigation and literature review, this paper combs the expression forms, historical and cultural origins of the two kinds of Tower Buildings: the Chinese style tower which represents the Han culture, the Dong Drum-Tower which represents the regional national culture, and analyse the evolution process of tower functions based on the principle of semiotics. As a kind of landscape type in garden environment, "tower" is not only the comprehensive product of politics, economy, culture and other factors in a specific era, but also the materialized form of social group spiritual civilization. Based on the Dong region, history, and cultural life, The researchers analyzes the architectural culture connotation of Drum-Tower in Dong village. We focus on the material and spiritual aspects of architecture and landscape characteristics, historical origins, religious characteristics, etc., and reveals the cultural symbol connotation of tower architecture in a specific landscape environment.