Research on the historical and cultural value of and protection strategy for rammed earth watchtower houses in Chongqing,China

作     者：Ying Shu Ying He 

作者机构：Public Art CollegeSichuan Fine Arts Institute3-9-3Mingliugongguan MansionZhongshan 4th RoadYuzhong DistrictChongqing 400015China USA CorporationCarsonUSA 

出 版 物：《Built Heritage》 (建成遗产（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第5卷第3期

页      面：143-158页

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学科分类：0601[历史学-考古学] 06[历史学] 060109[历史学-专门考古] 

基　　金：Sichuan Fine Arts Insititute Doctoral Research Program‘Chongqing Bayu Watch Tower House Construction Art History and Culture Tracing and Application Research’(2018BSBY016) Chongqing Art Science Research Planning Project‘Study on collage protection strategy of architectural cultural heritage of endangered rammed earth blockhouses in Bayu’(21ZD04)。 

主　　题：Chongqing Historical culture Rammed earth watchtower house Protection strategy 

摘      要：Chinese watchtower houses are part of the unique human cultural heritage of the world’s vernacular architectures.Many earthen manor watchtower houses in Chongqing,China,have absorbed the characteristics of other tower houses across the country and have brought together various types of watchtower construction techniques.They are important connection points for the integrity of the Chinese watchtower house as a comprehensive architectural cultural heritage system.They can be a typical sample of Chinese Han classical towers.These buildings are indispensable parts of the Chinese residential watchtower system and have important cultural protection value.However,due to the general lack of excavation and attention to their historical and cultural value,these buildings are on the verge of disappearing.Although they have lost their original architectural functions,they have important value in terms of their building materials,technical composition and artistic modelling.They can stimulate special emotional resonance and become an important bridge that maintains the cultural connection between ancient and modern humans.Therefore,discussing the historical and cultural value of Chongqing rammed earth watchtower houses,the strategy for heritage protection and utilisation is of far-reaching signifcance for Chinese watchtower dwellings.