When was Xi Anzhong Drum Tower built?

Xi 'an Bell and Drum Tower is the collective name of Xi 'an Bell and Drum Tower. It is located in the center of Xi, and it is the landmark building of Xi. The two buildings of the Ming Dynasty echo each other from a distance, which is spectacular.

1, Xi' an Bell Tower, located in the center of Xi' an, at the intersection of four streets, east, west, north and south, within the Ming city wall, was built in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu (1384), and was first built at Guangji Street, opposite the Drum Tower.

In the tenth year of Ming Shenzong Wanli (1582), the whole bell tower was moved to this site, presided over by Gong Maoxian, the special envoy of the governor, and became the east-west hub and the central axis building echoing the north and south.

2.Xi 'an Drum Tower is located in the center of Xi, at the intersection of four streets, east, west, north and south, within the Ming city wall, about 200 meters northwest of Xi 'an Bell Tower. It was built in the 13th year of Hongwu (1380), four years earlier than the bell tower.

The people who presided over the construction of the Drum Tower were Hou Geng Bingwen of Changxing and King An Zhifu. It is said that the cornerstone of the Drum Tower Project was laid in the misty rain. It was rebuilt twice in the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi (1699) and the fourth year of Qianlong (1740).

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Xi Drum Tower is the largest drum tower in China. It is located at the southern end of the north courtyard gate of Xi 'an Anxi Street, facing the bell tower in the east. The Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu, the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and rebuilt twice in the 38th year of Kangxi and the 5th year of Qianlong. There is a huge drum upstairs, which is called "Drum Tower" because it strikes the time every day.

In ancient times, the bell rang to announce dawn and the drum beat to announce dawn, so it was called "morning bell and dusk drum". At the same time, drums will be played at night to tell the time. The "three drums" are "three shifts" and the "five drums" are "five shifts", which are reported five times a night.

The perimeter of Xi 'an City in Ming Dynasty was 1 1.9 km, covering an area of 8.7 square kilometers. Drum tower is located in the southwest of central Xi. In order to spread drums all over the city, it is necessary to build tall buildings and erect drums. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most government offices around the Drum Tower were located in Shaanxi Province and xi 'an Prefecture. The lives of these yamen and the surrounding residents are inseparable from drums, which became the most familiar and pleasant voice at that time.

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