The role of Danba ancient pagoda in ancient times

Danba ancient watchtower is a masterpiece of Jia Rong Tibetan architecture, which has a history of thousands of years. The ancient watchtower was built in the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, with a large scale and various types. Ancient watchtowers are divided into stone watchtowers according to building materials, such as Suopo stone watchtower in Danba. Stone rammed watchtower, stone rammed watchtower, etc. There are seven types of watchtowers: triangular watchtowers, quadrangular watchtowers, pentagonal watchtowers, hexagonal watchtowers, octagonal watchtowers, dodecagonal watchtowers, hexagonal watchtowers and thirteen-sided watchtowers. Among them, quadrangular watchtowers are the most common, while others are rare. The height of the ancient pagoda has gradually developed from10.20 meters to 30 meters and 35 meters. In ancient times, watchtowers had many functions. Legend has it that they were originally used to subdue demons, but later watchtowers were mostly closely related to war. So there are four kinds of watchtowers in terms of function: war watchtower (military defense watchtower, pass watchtower), communication early warning watchtower (watchtower, sentry watchtower, beacon tower), chieftain watchtower, stockade watchtower, home watchtower (brother watchtower, son and mother watchtower, Julian watchtower, mutual aid watchtower, serial watchtower. Built next to the main roads, traffic arteries, checkpoints and other places in the village, it is called "military defense bunker"; Built specifically for the Tusi garrison, it is called "Guanzhai Diaolou"; In the center of the village, the octagonal blockhouses used to kill demons are called "Feng Shui blockhouses", mostly home blockhouses and village blockhouses. These towers have short doors and thick doors, and wooden partitions are used in the towers. The war bunker was built tall and big, which can not only hold the guards and a large number of weapons such as stones and arrows, but also store food, firewood, grass and water in it, and the old, weak, women, children and livestock in the village can also hide in it for long-term resistance.