Who is Jinchuan the size of Liangping?

We all know that Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was a very diligent and enlightened emperor. During his reign, literature and martial arts developed well. In the early days of his rule, there were ten wars, big and small, which were collectively called by Emperor Qianlong himself. Shiquan martial arts? Among them, the Qing army fought a very difficult battle, which was to pacify the Jinchuan rebellion in the southwest frontier. Jinchuan has a secret weapon in his hand, but it makes the Qing army complain, that is? watchtower

The distribution of diaolou is mainly from northwest Sichuan Plateau to Yunnan. In fact, the watchtower has been around for a long time. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, stone is the room, and now the tallest one is more than ten feet. Most of these towers are located in the commanding heights of some mountainous areas or in strategic locations built along rivers and facing big rivers. They stand for thousands of years like the past, vigorous and rough. Today's watchtower no longer needs defense, but appears in front of people as a tourist resource. These towers have different shapes, which can be divided into four corners, five corners, six corners and eight corners. According to folk distribution, it can even be divided into male tower, mother tower, sister tower and feng shui tower.

One of the characteristics of these towers is that they will stand for thousands of years. As we all know, in ancient China, most of our buildings were made of wood, and stone buildings were rare. In addition, compared with traditional wooden buildings, the seismic capacity of stone houses is not particularly excellent. But what are the stone pagodas here? Standing for less than a thousand years? Yes, in fact, it starts with the way the watchtower was built. In our impression, all the houses are built brick by brick, and they are bonded together with cement, but the local watchtower is different. The watchtower is built without cement, that is, craftsmen build large and small stones together in the order from big to small and from low to high, so that these stones have a centripetal force.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the French missionary Shirley came to Danba, Dadu River. When he looked up at the towering watchtower, he couldn't help exclaiming: I discovered a new continent. ? When historian Ren Naiqiang visited Xikang on 1929, he also lamented the wonderful tower. Stone miracle? . Diaolou not only has its historical investigation value, but also has the artistic aesthetic value that we can appreciate. There will be different styles of watchtowers and watchtowers with different numbers of speakers in the local area. According to the investigation and study of some historians and folklore experts, horns with different numbers should initially be associated with sacrificial theology and gradually evolve into a unique style with aesthetic significance. The more the same number of corners, the higher the construction cost, so when you see some towers with a lot of corners, there is no doubt that this house must have been a big house before.