Chinese tower culture

The explanation of "tower" in the dictionary is a kind of building structure, which can play different roles in different environments and have different functions. As a landscape in gardens, "tower" is not only a comprehensive product of political, economic, cultural and other factors under the background of the times, but also a materialized reflection of the collective spirit of human society. Compared with other types of landscapes, it is more inclined to express specific spiritual feelings. This paper explores the symbolic cultural tendency of tower architecture by focusing on the material and spiritual aspects of architectural characteristics, historical characteristics, religious characteristics and so on. Through tracing the source and transmission path of tower culture, collecting the evolution process of tower function from political power and belief center to entertaining God and people, discussing the formation and development process of national world outlook and values from material manifestation to spiritual essence, and revealing the appearance and essence of tower symbol culture.