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Table 1 Classification of characteristics of drum towers in Gulou

From: Comparison and simulation-based analysis of the sound field of Dong drum tower buildings

Number

Drum tower name

Planar form

Elevation

enclosure

Longitudinal profile

height-to-width ratio

1

Ren

Quadrilateral

0.76

0.86

GaoLuo

Octagon

0.76

0.85

1

ShangZhai (GaoMu)

Quadrilateral

0.89

0.96

Zhi

Quadrilateral

0.72

0.90

2

DangLiao

Quadrilateral

0.81

0.69

TangAn

Quadrilateral

0.70

0.74

3

XinQian

Quadrilateral

0.77

1.10

GaoHuang

Quadrilateral

0.85

1.10

1

Zhi

Quadrilateral

0.72

0.90

TangAn

Quadrilateral

0.70

0.74

2

Ren

Quadrilateral

0.76

0.86

XinQian

Quadrilateral

0.77

1.10

XiaoHuang

Quadrilateral

0.77

1.10

3

ShangZhai(GaoMu)

Quadrilateral

0.89

0.96

XiaZhai(PoMu)

Quadrilateral

0.90

1.22

4

LuanLi

Hexagonal

0.97

1.10

DaLi

Hexagonal

0.97

1.05

  1. The drum towers were divided into three groups according to the three features mentioned above. One of the features was set to change, and is represented by a combination of bold and italics in the table, while the other two features were kept constant