Zhenyuan Tower is built in imitation of Xi'an Bell Tower, with a square plane. It is built on a brick altar. The bottom of the platform is 32 meters wide and 9 meters high. The base is more than 30 meters from the top of the building. , carved beams and painted buildings. There is a cross hole downstairs, leading to east, west, north and south, and can pass pedestrians and small vehicles. A plaque is engraved on the top of the cave door, "Xusheng" in the east, "Jiacheng" in the west, "Yingxun" in the south, and "Zhenyuan" in the north. Upstairs, there are plaques hanging on all sides: East "Jincheng Spring Rain", West "Yuguan Xiaoyue", South "Qilian Qingxue", North "Juyan Gumu". In the fourth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), Mi Layin and Ding Guodong rebelled against the Qing court. Because of trapping and killing Zhang Wenheng, the governor of the imperial censor, they patrolled Xining Dao Lin Weizao and guarded Liu Liangchen, the chief soldier, and burned the building. It was rebuilt in the seventh year of Shunzhi (1650). After the completion, the forehead is also hung on all sides: "Nine Layers in View", "Xianbin of All Nations", "Four Reaching of Voices", "List of Lakes and Mountains". The Zhenyuan Building was built in the second year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1523) by Caikuan, the imperial censor. There is a Tang Dynasty bronze bell hanging in the southeast corner of the building. The casting process is exquisite and the shape is strong and majestic. The bell is 1.3 meters high and 1.1 meters in diameter. The bell body has three layers of patterns, each layer is six grids. Three of the upper layers are Feitian. The middle layer also has six grids, three of which are Suzaku Xuanwu. The lower layer is six squares, three of which are blue dragon and white tiger. The alloy used for casting this big bell is 6/10 of gold, and tin is one of the highest. It can not only withstand heavy blows, but also produce a loud sound. On the north side of the upper floor, there is a rebuilt Ganzhou Suspension Bridge and a monument of Zhenyuan Tower, which are well preserved.
Zhang Yudrum Tower, also known as "Zhenyuan Building" and "Jingyuan Building", was built in Ming Zhengde two years (1507), Qing Shunzhi five years (1648) destroyed in the military, Kangxi seven years (1668) rebuilt. The floor of the Drum Tower is square, composed of two parts, the tower, the height of 28 meters. The terrace is covered with blue bricks, 32 meters long, 10 meters high, four arches, the middle of the door are engraved with brick carvings, the east is "sunsheng", the west is "bincheng", the south is "yingxu", the north is "zhenyuan". The scorpion is hung on all sides, the east is "Nine heavy in the look", the west is "All the kingdoms of Xianbin", the south is "Sound teaching four Da", and the north is "Hushan view". The southeast corner of the Drum Tower is hung with Tang Dynasty copper bell 1 mouth, the casting process is exquisite, weighing about 600 kilograms, the bell tattoo decoration is divided into three layers, the upper layer is flying, the middle layer is Zhuque, Xuanwu, the lower layer is Qinglong, white tiger.
The Drum Tower in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was rebuilt, and the previous dynasty was repaired. From Zhangye West Station, the night view was walking. The Zhenyuan Building was still magnificent. I looked up for a long time and felt the vicissitudes of history. I didn’t want to leave. By the way, I looked at the Wanshou Temple Tower not far away. This trip is worthwhile.
Zhangye Drum Tower is located in the center of Zhangye, Gansu Province. The Drum Tower is also known as "Zhenyuan Building", "Bell Tower", "Jingyuan Building". Brick, earth and wood mixed structure. It was built in Ming Zhengde in the second year (1507), Qing Shunzhi five years (1648) destroyed in the Bingyu, Kangxi seven years (1668) rebuilt, Qianlong, Guangxu years repaired. The tower is divided into two parts, the tower is 21 meters high. The terrace is built of earthen plate, blue brick is wrapped, the plane is square, the edge is 32 meters long, the height is 9 meters, the four-sided central axis arch, the door is 4 meters wide, the height is 5 meters, the door is inlaid with brick carving, the amount of the question: East "up", West "bincheng", South "ying", North "zhenyuan". The northwest corner is built with stone steps, and the outer three-story and inner two-story wooden buildings are built on the terrace. The floor is wide and deep, and the bottom is 16 meters wide. The original four sides are: East "Jincheng Spring Rain", West "Yuguan Xiaoyue", South "Qilian Snow", North "Juyan Ancient Mu". The southeast corner of the building hangs Tang Zhong, and the "renovation of the Ganzhou suspension bridge and Jingyuan building monument" built by Guangxu in the north for 24 years. It is well preserved. Zhangye Drum Tower is a representative ancient building in Zhangye City, which has important value for studying the architectural system, architectural history and architectural technology of the Ming and Qing Drum Towers. In 2006, Zhangye Drum Tower was listed as the sixth batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country with the approval of the State Council.
Zhang Shu free travel again punched in Zhenyuan Building, also known as Drum Tower. National key cultural relics protection unit.
One of Zhangye's landmarks, also known as the Bell and Drum Tower, can be seen from afar.