Drum Tower
E704770
The Drum Tower is a prominent traditional Chinese tower within the Shaolin Monastery complex, historically used for timekeeping, signaling, and ceremonial purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drum Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious building
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traditional Chinese tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhist ritual music
ⓘ
Shaolin Kung Fu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Bell Tower (Shaolin Monastery) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
element of traditional Chinese temple layout
ⓘ
symbol of monastic discipline ⓘ |
| functionInMonastery |
regulating daily schedule
ⓘ
supporting ritual activities ⓘ |
| hasDrumType | large hanging drum ⓘ |
| hasPart | large drum ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Shaolin Monastery courtyard
ⓘ
surrounding temple buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" ⓘ |
| heritageSiteWith |
Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaolin Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Dengfeng NERFINISHED ⓘ Henan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaolin Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shaolin Monastery complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Chinese bell-and-drum tower pair ⓘ |
| religion | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | imperial China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
announcing important events
ⓘ
calling monks to practice ⓘ ceremonial purposes ⓘ marking daily monastic routines ⓘ signaling ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
daily chanting routines ⓘ festive occasions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.