Bell tower street bell drum

In the 2500-year history of Taiyuan, there is an old street that is homesick in the hearts of citizens. No matter how it changes, people will never forget it. Because it is a thousand-year-old street, there are countless century-old shops. It is the memory of generations of Taiyuan people. This is the heavy building street in Taiyuan.

Named after the ancient bell tower, Chonglou Street was built in the Ming Dynasty. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, Lin Chuan, the grandfather of Shanxi celebrity Mr. Fu Shan (Fu Lin was the retired minister of Ming Dynasty) proposed to raise funds to rebuild the bell tower of Taiyuan City, which was divided into two parts: the pedestal and the tower. The upper part of the building is three stories, five feet high, with double eaves, rafters and cross knots. There is a giant clock hanging in the building, which is more than ten feet high and weighs more than a thousand kilograms. This ancient bell tower is exquisite and beautiful. Echoing the grandeur of the Drum Tower from a distance, it exists adjacent to it. Every morning and evening, the bells and drums ring, the pearls are in perfect harmony, and the sound shock is more than ten miles, which resounds throughout the city. It is the timing support of ancient literati, which is closely related to the daily life of the people!

With the pace of the times, the ancient bell and drum tower is no longer a tool for people to time. Due to years of disrepair, the bell tower was decadent and dilapidated, and finally it was demolished, leaving no trace. However, as a commodity distribution center for more than a hundred years, Chonglou Street has always been a commercial circle that Taiyuan people can't forget!

This year1October 19, the Zhonglou Street, which integrates ancient and modern buildings, was rebuilt and completed, reappearing the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Old shops are concentrated in Chonglou Street. Millennium business pulse, towering bell tower, from now on prosperous, bells ringing. How can Taiyuan people not be full of emotions and thoughts!

In my distant memory, I have no impression of the bell tower and drum tower in Taiyuan, but I am deeply impressed by the bell tower street and drum tower street. It is the most prosperous commercial street in Taiyuan, with all kinds of shops we need for food, clothing, housing and transportation. High quality and abundant commodities. This is a good place for shopping and visiting during the Spring Festival when we were young. But I am full of leisure and yearning for the bell tower and drum tower, but it is because a song goes deep into my heart and makes me unforgettable. That song is called Nanping Night Bell.

I hurried into the forest, which was densely packed. I couldn't find his whereabouts, only heard the bell of Nanping.

The bell of Nanping, floating in the wind, seems to be beating my heart.

The bell of Nanping, floating in the wind, seems to awaken my acacia dream.

It awakened my dream of lovesickness. What is the use of acacia? I walked out of the jungle and saw the sunset red again.

The beautiful melody and moving lyrics of this song fascinate me with the bells of Nanping. I really want to hear the shocking bell. Unfortunately, Nanping Mountain in Nanping Bell is far from Hangzhou West Lake.

Nanping Night Clock is the earliest of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. When Jingci Temple was first built, there was a bell tower. In the eleventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, the old clock was too small and recast into a ten-ton giant clock. Because the bell is loud, and Nanping Mountain behind the temple is wide and quiet, the bell is even more erratic.

During Kangxi's southern tour in the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Nanping Bell on the grounds that "the dawn will break, the night will be bright, everything will be silent, and the bell will ring, which is thought-provoking"! Nanping night clock is so far away from me that I have no chance to hear the bell ringing in the sky!

Although I couldn't hear the bell of Nanping, I was lucky enough to see the bell tower of Taiyuan. The bell tower is towering into the sky, carved with beams and painted with buildings, magnificent and beautiful. It is the most magnificent and tallest building in the whole street! Let the tourists and old ladies look up and sigh! I can't help thinking, what is the origin and use of the ancient bell and drum tower? It turns out that the ancients used standard watches and copper pots to time, and each hour is equivalent to two hours today, so as to beat the drums to tell the time and let the people know, but the drums are not far away. The bell tower was built opposite the Drum Tower and rang the bell at night. Therefore, it is called morning bell and dusk drum. Knock the drums to close the city gate, impose a curfew, ring the bell, open the city gate, and move every household. When encountering foreign enemies or fire and other current events, it plays an alarm role.

As can be seen from historical records, from the Han and Wei Dynasties to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the bells in the ancient city were all morning drums and dusk bells. In the Han dynasty, drums were used to greet the morning every day because they were magnificent and inspiring. The drums moved the crowd, and the clock stopped the crowd. At that time, there was no special bell tower and drum tower, just beating gongs and drums on the high wall. So when will it be changed to morning bell and dusk drum? Qinan Shu Qi? There is a passage about "Jingyang Bell". Here's the thing. Emperor Wu of Qi lived in seclusion in the palace, but he was very depressed because he couldn't hear the drums and leaks at the end door. He wanted to know whether the clock could be placed on a tall building, so that the sound could travel far away, so he ordered a big copper clock to be placed on the Jingyang building. Sure enough, the bell rang loudly. Imperial secretary heard the bell and got up early, which was a vibrant scene. So instead, I ring the bell in the morning and beat the drum in the tree to tell the time. Therefore, Emperor Wudi of Qi was the first. In order to spread the bell further, besides the larger bronze bell, the bell tower and drum tower were built in a higher place. The two floors stand opposite each other, ringing the bell at dawn and beating the drum at dusk!

Bells and drums collide and transform each other. By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the bells and drums in the morning had become customized!

Chimes and drums have long been used for sacrifice. Taoism absorbed it as a utensil and hung it in the palace. Taoist cloud says, "The morning bell and the evening drum are ringing with larks, which is called Zhuanggong, and Zhuanggong is imposing. The weather in Hongshan Mausoleum must be yellow in the morning, and it can't be wrong. "

But there is a proverb called "Be a monk for a day, and knock against the clock for a day." What's going on here? Originally, with the introduction of Buddhism into China, there were more temples. As a temple rule, there are bells in the morning and evening. "The small bell breaks the long night, the police sleep, and when it strikes at dusk, it feels dizzy."

With the development of the times, the timing function of bells and drums has disappeared!

Nowadays, among many antique buildings, the bell and drum tower has become a cultural relic and a cultural heritage for people to visit historic sites!

Zhonglou Street in Taiyuan City, named after a bell tower, is an inexhaustible feeling of old Taiyuan. Sharing a bell tower and a street with the city has been amazing and shocking for thousands of years! Taiyuan people look forward to the historical landmark, Chonglou Street, to carry forward the Sanjin culture and modern consumption concept, and to add a more gorgeous, spectacular and antique landscape to the soaring Taiyuan. This thousand-year-old street is full of prosperity, and today it has appeared in our brilliant Taiyuan city!

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Friends Chenxi Yaohai wonderful comments, share friends!

In this travel note, the author starts from Zhonggu Street in Taiyuan, and skillfully links it with Jingci Temple Bell Tower in Pingshan, western Hunan through the song "Nanping Late Bell" to explore the historical significance of the existence of the Bell and Drum Tower. Illustrated with pictures and texts! Have a good look and feast your eyes. I found that my good friend and Mr. Hu are both teachers, and they are both enlightened people who love traveling, life and the motherland.

Friends, bright stars in the night sky, wonderful comments, friends to share!

Chonglou Street is so beautiful. Taiyuan, Shanxi has a profound cultural heritage, and these historical sites should be preserved. Although they are rebuilt rather than ruins, it is worthwhile.

After all, it has a long history, and such a long historical background should have its mission.

At least let future generations know that the ancient city at that time was once brilliant.

This 2500-year-old city is not without its merits. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage, and many dynasties built their capitals here. You can see its commercial value.

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Hello, Teacher Zhihua.

An ancient Bell Tower Street, built in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, has left the affection of several generations, beaten by wind and rain ... until it disappeared. For people's deep love, it is now rebuilt with Ming and Qing styles and modern architecture as a whole. It has a thousand-year-old business vein and an old brand, and lives together in Zhonglou Street, making its old dreams reappear ... more prosperous, especially the beautiful singing of Nanping Evening Bell. ...

Your article is wonderful and illustrated!

Good friend Sanjin mortal wonderful comments, share friends!

The morning bell rang and the city was crowded.

The Millennium old street is full of youthful looks.

Talking about Buddhism, Taoism and Pagoda,

Exhibition of new clothes and old looks.

The reconstruction of a 2,500-year-old ancient city, Chonglou Street, restored its former style and gave people a good place to go. The author introduces the history of the bell tower from ancient times to modern times, which makes readers have a further understanding and function of the bell tower. Millennium old streets add vitality to the city and beautiful scenery. May the old city and old streets of Taiyuan be more beautiful.

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Taiyuan Bell and Drum Tower has a long history! The building that condensed the painstaking efforts and wisdom of countless people was later ruthlessly demolished, which is embarrassing! Turn a blind eye when you have it, and remember when you lose it. Full of memories, well written by the teacher!

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The bustling heavy building street,

The pulse of the Millennium business has never stopped.

A new era of prosperity,

Reconstruction, reconstruction and change.

Good friend teacher Sha Zhou's wonderful comments, shared by friends!

From Bell and Drum Street to Bell and Drum Tower to Morning Bell and Evening Drum, from near and far, from today to ancient times, it is vivid and well-founded, showing the ancient civilization of my hometown Taiyuan. This shows the author's feelings about home and country!

Good friend teacher Kataras's wonderful comments, shared by friends!

Taiyuan has a long history of more than 2500 years. The Drum Tower was built in the middle of Ming Dynasty, that is, during Chenghua years more than 600 years ago. With a deep love for his hometown, my friend introduced the historical and cultural origins of Gulou Street in detail. It is said that the urban layout of Hohhot and Taiyuan is very similar. There used to be a drum tower built in Qianlong period. Unfortunately, it was demolished in 50 years, which made the old Hohhot people very sorry. The Drum Tower in Taiyuan City has been rebuilt. Although some people call for it, there is no place for reconstruction. Hohhot and Taiyuan can't be compared, and the historical background is also very skinny, but it also has a special regional and cultural background. Interested friends can have a look at the Collection of Liu Yingyuan, a late literature and history expert in Hohhot. His old man was a native of Shanxi and worked as a special correspondent in Suiyuan during the Republic of China. He is a great legend.