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 The Bell Tower viewed from the
city walls. by ahoerner
Their imponent positions must be admired.... Leave a Comment Address: Downtown.Directions: Bell Tower, crossing of Xi, Nan, Bei and Dong Dajies. Drum Tower, on the Xi Dajie... You will not miss them....
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 The Drum Tower by mke1963
The Drum Tower is now surrounded by a very busy roundabout, and is accessed by underground tunnels from the subway.
It is a curious place now, a 5 minute tourist attraction for many, but also a place where Chinese teenagers come to watch the world go by...or round, in this case.
It was first built in 1384 during the reign of Hongwudi, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and was originally opposite the Drum Tower. It was moved, brick by brick, 50 metres east to its present location in 1582 to create a focal point for the realigned city streets.
The old bell is now sitting in the tower, unused but charming. It weighs more than 5 tonnes, and is engraved with images.
The calligraphy, carvings and paintings on the columns, door frames and the doors themselves are particularly good, but are deteriorating in the poor city air. Leave a Comment Address: At the central junction
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 The Bell Tower by jasmine_ding
The view of the city can be seen on the second floor.
On the Bell Tower, tourists can enjoy the performance of playing bells. The timetable is: 9:00, 10:30, 11:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00. Besides, there are exhibits of traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, porcelain and folk arts.
In the past, the bell was sounded during the daytime to announce the time and the dark drum was struck to announce the time at night. Now the custom has made a return so the bell and the drums are sounded four times per day at 9:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00.
The price of the ticket is about 50 RMB. Address: The juncture of South, East, North, West StreetDirections: The centre of Xi'an
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This wood and brick structure was built in 1384 AD during the Ming Dynasty and is located in the middle of Xi’an city at the intersection of North, South, West and East Street. It was moved to this location in the 10th century AD The building was given the name Bell Tower because of the huge bell that hung in the tower. The building covers an area of 1370 m and is 36 m high.
Inside the tower itself are various examples of musical instruments and pottery and other artefacts.Taking photographs within the tower is not permitted. Around the tower are very attractive illustrated red coloured wood carvings of old Chinese stories (see photo)The view from the tower is excellent.
To get to the tower you need to go via one of the subway entrances and follow the signs. Try to time when you go to hear a small group perform traditional music. There is a separate tip on this.
The Bell Tower closes at 5.30pm during the low season.
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 The Belltower by shivan
The Ancient town is a perfect square, with well-conserved walls still standing. The Belltower is in the middle of this square and foure street depart from here like a cross reaching four gates named, not so originally, North, South, East and West Gate.
The area is crowded with people and traffic is chaotic.
The tower is accessible and from above a nice view of the town is available. Leave a Comment
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 The main square and the Drum by shivan
The Drum was used to call the believers, not diffrently from the Christian bells.
We had a wonderful dumpling lunch in a restaurant sited in the building on the right. Leave a Comment
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The Bell Tower in Xian is perhaps my favourite of the many such structures that I visited in China. This probably because I thought that it was the most picturesque and for the performance that was held inside during my visit.
The Bell Tower was originally built in 1384 but was then moved to its present location in 1582. It has been restored many times since. The Bell Tower has an interesting setting on top of a blue brick platform in the middle of a huge traffic circle. The contrast between this centuries old building and the surrounding modern glass and steel structures is fascinating. The interior of the Drum Tower has been turned into a performance hall and a museum exhibited old bells and instruments. The performances are held about every two or three hours. They include some traditional dancing and musicians in traditional costume. I thought that it was quite good but I was disappointed that the dancer only performed for one song. In fact she had changed into her modern street clothes and left the tower before the others had finished.
To get a ticket for the Bell Tower, you have to go underneath the traffic circle and buy the ticket at a kiosk almost directly beneath the tower. Leave a Comment Directions: The Bell Tower is in the centre of the Old City
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 The Bell Tower. by K.Knight
As mentioned before, you can purchase a single entry into both the drum tower and the bell tower for approx. 50 Yuan each or you can purchase a double entry pass for 70 Yuan.
The wooden Bell Tower, like the Drum tower, is a traditional Chinese building that houses bells…funny that!
You can enjoy the ringing of the bells daily at:
9:00
10:30
11:00
15:00
16:00 and
17:00 Leave a Comment
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 by SLLiew
There is a sizeable Muslim population in Xian and for those who are Muslim tourist, plenty of Muslim restaurants to choose from.
A great view of the city from the tower rampart.
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 The Drum Tower as seen from
the Bell Tower by Paul2001, 1 more photos
The Drum Tower is 33 metres high. It is a very colourful with its eaves and flat base decorated with blue green hoppers. There are to floors in the inside of the tower. On the second floor is a "museum" full of furniture which I believed to be actually for sale. The most famous feature of the Drum Tower is the massive drum which you can see in the first picture here. The drum is 1.8 meters tall and 2.83m in diameter. You cannot bang the drum. Leave a Comment Directions: The Drum Tower is about 300m east of the Bell Tower (my picture of it is taken from the Bell Tower) and just south of the Islamic Quarter.
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