<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31483909</termId><termName>dítái</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Meaning, literally, “resisting platform” (Kroll 2015, 82, 440), ditai is a platform structure used for lookout and defense. Based on location and function, ditai can be divided into three categories: ditai in city walls, ditai in the Great Wall, and freestanding ditai. Although the forms and development of these three types of ditai differed, they affected each other to a certain extent. According to the current historical documents, the term ditai first appeared in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) text Ming Taizong Wen huangdi shilu 明太宗文皇帝實錄 (Zhongyang yanjiuyuan lishi yuyan yanjiusuo 1963, 125.5a). ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:42:07</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31348512</termId><termName>fortification elements</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>