Choice preferences in drum tower design among the Dong people: Evidence from the five villages in Guangxi, China

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1016/j.foar.2024.11.003

Siyi Jia , Wanyu Guo , Mohd Hafizal Bin Mohd Isa , Zalena Binti Abdul Aziz , Muhamad Azhar bin Ghazali

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Chengyang Eight Village is renowned as a gathering site for the Dong ethnic group and the most prominent area for wooden architecture. Drum tower is an extremely important representative of wooden architecture that can influence the economic and tourism development of the region, providing functions of public activities, communication, and ethnic identity. However, widespread issues such as damage, abandonment, or disappearance threaten drum towers, which are crucial spiritual centres for Dong villages. Despite the social and functional significance of drum towers, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of how people interact with them. This study aims to analyse Dong people's choice preferences in drum tower design, to examine the importance of 84 practices and influencing factors and propose a research path for study choice preferences. This study selected five villages among the Chengyang Eight Village as the research sites. Based on data from literature, field investigations, questionnaires and statistical analysis methods, this study analysed the choice preferences of local villagers regarding drum tower design. Five steps, 24 elements and 84 practices of drum towers were studied, and the impacts of the four influencing factors (Practicality, Economy, Decoration, and Belonging) on the three levels of the 84 practices were examined. Results showed that drum towers are a part of a complex, mutually reinforcing system where villagers and the towers mutually promote and influence each other. Villagers exhibited ambivalence towards drum tower design, navigating between deep-rooted traditions and evolving functional needs in contemporary contexts. Drawing on the Space-Behaviour Interaction Theory, this study examined the interaction between villagers and drum towers through a comprehensive approach of qualitative and quantitative methods, and established a research path for choice preferences. This study significantly enriches the discourse on minority village studies and traditional architecture, and provides valuable references for cultural heritage preservation and policy formulation.

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侗族鼓楼设计的选择偏好：来自广西五个村落的证据

城阳八村是侗族的聚集地，也是木结构建筑最突出的地区。鼓楼是影响该地区经济和旅游发展的木结构建筑的极其重要的代表，具有公共活动、交流和民族认同的功能。然而，作为侗族村寨重要的精神中心，鼓楼普遍存在着损坏、废弃或消失等问题。尽管鼓楼具有社会和功能意义，但人们对人们如何与它们互动缺乏全面的了解。本研究旨在分析侗族人在鼓楼设计中的选择偏好，考察84项实践的重要性及其影响因素，并提出研究选择偏好的研究路径。本研究选取城阳八村中的五个村作为研究地点。本研究采用文献资料法、实地调查法、问卷调查法和统计分析法，分析了当地村民对鼓楼设计的选择偏好。研究了五步二十四要素、84种鼓楼实践，考察了实用性、经济性、装饰性、归属感四个影响因素对84种实践三个层面的影响。结果表明，鼓楼是一个复杂的、相互促进的系统的一部分，村民和鼓楼相互促进、相互影响。村民们对鼓楼的设计表现出矛盾的态度，在根深蒂固的传统和当代环境中不断发展的功能需求之间进行导航。本研究借鉴空间行为互动理论，采用定性与定量相结合的方法，对村民与鼓楼的互动进行考察，构建了村民选择偏好的研究路径。本研究丰富了少数民族村落研究和传统建筑的话语，为文化遗产保护和政策制定提供了有价值的参考。

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Frontiers of Architectural Research ARCHITECTURE-

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6.20

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430

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30 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers of Architectural Research is an international journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and case studies to promote rapid communication and exchange among scholars, architects, and engineers. This journal introduces and reviews significant and pioneering achievements in the field of architecture research. Subject areas include the primary branches of architecture, such as architectural design and theory, architectural science and technology, urban planning, landscaping architecture, existing building renovation, and architectural heritage conservation. The journal encourages studies based on a rigorous scientific approach and state-of-the-art technology. All published papers reflect original research works and basic theories, models, computing, and design in architecture. High-quality papers addressing the social aspects of architecture are also welcome. This journal is strictly peer-reviewed and accepts only original manuscripts submitted in English.