What does the spire of Xi 'an Bell Tower mean?

The top of Baoding in Xi 'an Bell Tower is a lightning rod, which was specially installed when 1953 overhauled the bell tower for the first time after liberation. Under the lightning rod is the resplendent bell top, resplendent and magnificent.

For hundreds of years, there has never been a fire in the bell tower without lightning protection facilities, and it is still a mystery.

Xi 'an Bell Tower was built in the 17th year of Ming Hongwu (1384). In order to suppress the appearance of other real dragons in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, ordered the construction of the largest bell tower in China. The waist-shaped treasure dome at the top of the bell tower, like a net bottle in the hands of Guanyin Bodhisattva, restrained one side and kept Chang 'an in the Ming Dynasty forever.

The top of the bell tower is not big from a distance, and it can accommodate four people sitting around playing cards. The total height with base is 5m, the clear height is about 2m, and the diameter is1.77m.. It's not all gold and copper, but a hollow wooden heart? , wrapped in copper leaves, gold foil.

After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was established in 1953, 1958, 1984, 1995, 2004, 2008, 20 165438 and 201respectively. 20 13 completed the lighting upgrade and engineering chemical cleaning, so that the golden dome of the bell tower still shines at night.

After hundreds of years of wind, frost, rain and snow, the Bell Tower Baoding has absorbed the essence of the sun, the moon, the stars and the heavens and the earth, and has become a bronze relic of Xi 'an, guarding Xi 'an's national security and good weather. It is a rare priceless national treasure in the world.