Huxian bell tower

Located in the center of the fourth street of Huxian County, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It was built in the eighth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1635), imitating the form of Xi'an bell tower. Formerly known as Wenchang Pavilion. It was rebuilt in 1681. It was rebuilt in 1745.

On November 20, 1996, the State Council announced the bell tower as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Huxian bell tower

Huxian bell tower is located in Fuyi District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It was built in the eighth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1635), imitating the form of Xi'an bell tower. Formerly known as Wenchang Pavilion. It was rebuilt in 1681. It was rebuilt in 1745.

On November 20, 1996, the State Council announced the bell tower as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Introduction to the bell tower

Qianlong ten years (1745) after the renovation of Daguanlou. In the center of the Fourth Street, the people used to call it Zhonglou. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the pedestal at the northeast corner was built in 1949, overhauled in 1957, the rafters were exposed and painted, the building was reinforced and rebuilt in 1980, and the exterior was painted in 1981. The first floor is the base of the grand view building, and the second floor is the pavilion. The structure is double eaves, three drops of water, four corners and a sharp roof. The total height is 24.55m and the base is 6.40m. The inscriptions on the surrounding openings are "Yingxu" in the East, "Xiansheng" in the south, "Zhanzi" in the west, "Gongji" in the north. There is a stone tablet in the book of rebuilding Daguanlou by Li Wenhan, Qianlong of Qing Dynasty.

Reasons for construction

The bell tower was built in the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635) of the Ming Dynasty. When the county magistrate Zhang zongmeng rebuilt the county seat and built four new city towers, he said that "the city towers stand in a row, and there is no owner in the center, which will cause the earth to disperse and the humanities to be weak. It is suggested to build Wenchang Pavilion in the city, so as to promote the development of the town." It was dedicated to Wenchang, so it was named Wenchang Pavilion. Standing in the center of the county, it is commonly known as "Zhonglou" and "imitates the system of provincial bell tower", so it is called bell tower.

On August 6, 1956, the people's Committee of Shaanxi Province announced the bell tower as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

On November 20, 1996, the State Council announced the bell tower as a national key cultural relic protection unit. At the same time, the scope of protection is announced: the key protection area is around the base of the clock tower; the general protection area is 36 meters extended from the key protection area; the construction control area is 72 meters extended from the general protection area.

Cultural relics protection

In 1992, it was announced by the people's Government of Shaanxi Province as the third batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units.

On November 20, 1996, the State Council announced the bell tower as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Address: Huxian County, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

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