Drum Tower

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The Drum Tower is a prominent traditional Chinese tower within the Shaolin Monastery complex, historically used for timekeeping, signaling, and ceremonial purposes.

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Label Occurrences
Drum Tower canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf religious building
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
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

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Shaolin Monastery hasStructure Drum Tower