|
 In
the center of Xi’an, in
the West street, 400
meters west of the Bell
Tower, stands the Drum
Tower.
The total height of the
Drum Tower is 33 meters,
in a rectangular shape
with tiers of upturned
eaves and a gold-tiled
roof. It was built in
the 13th year of Hongwu
period (1380 AD). There
used to be a huge drum
on the tower, which told
time in cooperation with
the huge bell on the
Bell Tower. There is one
of the busiest roads
passing through under
the tower for traffic to
go back and fro in the
north-south direction.
The Drum Tower is a very
strong and solid
building. It has
withstood more than ten
earthquakes for over 500
years and there is not a
single crack appearing
on it, and now it is
still standing on its
original site. |
