Earth Watchtowers in Xiangcheng County, Garze

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乡城夯土碉楼,明代建筑,全国重点文物保护单位,位于四川省乡城县尼斯乡马色村与香巴拉镇色尔宫村。明隆庆二年至崇桢十二年兴建。该碉楼是在云南丽江木氏土司占领乡城期间由纳西族人修筑的具有独特的,地方民族特色。现遗存4座夯土碉楼(其中尼斯乡3座,香巴拉镇1座)。据考证,古僩楼并非为军事所用,而为宗教祭祀之物。由于碉楼采用湿度适宜的普通泥土夯筑而成,坚固无比,加上乡城干旱少雨的气候,遂使其屹立数百年而不倒.