Qingyuan Building

Qingyuan Building is located in the middle of the ancient city of Xuanhua. Qingyuan Tower, also known as Bell Tower, was built in AD 1482 in the eighteenth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. The building is built on an 8-meter-high cross coupon hole, with Changping in the south, Guangling in the north, Anding in the east, and Daxin in the west. It forms an axis with the Town Shuo Building and Arch Pole Building in the city. The iron wheel ruts from 500 years ago in the coupon cave are clearly visible. The building has 3 floors on the outside and solid floor on the inside, with a total height of 25 meters and a pavilion height of 17 meters. It consists of 3 bays and 6 tower rafters. The upper enamel is green glazed tile roof, and the waist and lower enamel are cloth tile roofs. The beam frame bucket arch is exquisite and beautiful, flying around the corner, full of vitality. The upper floor is lined down, and the hanging wish is 4 pieces. The south is called Qingyuan Building, the north is called Shengtongtianying, the east is called Zhanzhi Yanjiang, and the west is called Zhenjingbian atmosphere. Inside the building hangs a bell of Xuanfu Town, cast in the eighteenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, with a height of 5 meters, a diameter of 7 meters, and a weight of about 10,000 catties. The bells are melodious and loud, and can be transmitted for more than 40 miles, which is quite famous. The building is unique in shape and exquisite in structure. It can be as beautiful as the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, which is rare in China and is known as the "Second Yellow Crane Tower". Qingyuan Tower has experienced vicissitudes of life and suffered serious damage during the "Cultural Revolution". In 1986, the Ministry of Culture presided over the comprehensive restoration of Qingyuan Tower. The restored Qingyuan Building has blue tiles and blue tiles with crystal clear, golden dragons and beasts proud of the sky, flying enamels and horns, majestic and majestic. , elegant, majestic and spectacular. The two iron wheel ruts intertwined in the coupon cave 500 years ago are clearly visible, and you can imagine the scene of the chariots and horses, the sound of whips and the lush city scenery. Like a historical old man, from its birth to the present, the vicissitudes of more than 500 years are treasured in its memory. In 1988, Qingyuan Building was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.