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Features | primitive belief | cultural symbol | get together | War warning | Zhaizhuang | nest | gate house | dry lantern | Early Drum Tower | dense eaves pavilion drum tower |
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Neolithic | √ |
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Shang Zhou to Warring States Period | √ |
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Qin Han |
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Sui Tang |
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Song Yuan |
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Ming |
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Qing |
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Republic of China |
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People’s Republic of China |
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