Detailed explanation of wood carving of 64-storey ancient building in Xi 'an Bell Tower. ..

The carved doors and windows of the bell tower are exquisite and complex, which shows the decorative art prevailing in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are eight reliefs on the door of each floor, and each reliefs contains an ancient story.

The north gate on the first floor, from west to east, is composed of Wandering around, Mulan Joining the Army, Yue Xi Returning to Han, Playing the flute to attract phoenix, Studying in Ban Zhao, Bolangsha Zhu Qin and Singing Sand Measurement.

The east gate on the first floor, from north to south, is named "Eternal Life Hall Pledge", "Chain Plan", "Night Scaring Rats", "Reading with Hanging Corners", "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "Dongpo Topic Wall" and "Li Bai Inviting the Moon".

From east to west, the south gate on the first floor is "Wang Wen visits the sages", "Boya Guqin", "Make the finishing point", "Bole Xiangma", "Liu Yi delivers books", "Shun Li Gengshan" and "Book Gift Bridge".

The west gate on the first floor, from south to north, is named "Sleeping on my pillow", "Li Kun", "Shooting apes on the base", "Longyou singing chickens", "drying dolphins" and "Taokan carrying bricks".

On the second floor, the south gate is "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Showing Their Magic Powers", followed by Han Zhongli, Zhang, Cao Guojiu, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu from east to west.

The north gate on the second floor is "Xianzui". From west to east, it is still Han Zhongli, Zhang, Cao Guojiu, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu.

The east gate on the second floor, from north to south, is "going to the meeting with a single knife", "drumming the golden hill", "tattooing the mother-in-law", "painting the godchild", "being gentle and charming" and "smelling the chicken dancing" in turn.

The west gate on the second floor, from south to north, is named "Writing Sutra for Wild Goose", "Uncle Mao's Love for Lotus", "Eight Bridges for Broken Willow", "Xun Mei in Snow", "Tao Qian's Love for Chrysanthemum", "Searching for Solitude" and "Flying Crane in Lonely Mountain".