Photos of Jiuquan Bell Tower

Jiuquan Bell and Drum Tower stands on a high brick pier in the center of Jiuquan City Cross Street. There are four gates under the Drum Tower leading to the south, east and northwest, and pedestrians and vehicles can pass through. The inscriptions on the door are "North Tong Desert" (Badain Jaran Desert), "South Qilian", "East Yinghuayue", "Xida Yiwu" (Hami), which appropriately indicate the geographical location and traffic of Jiuquan. significance. The Bell and Drum Tower was built during the Yonghe period of Emperor Mu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (346-353 AD). It is also called "Qiaocheng", which is the place where the defenders of the city patrol, tell the time, and guard against bandits and call the police. The present Bell and Drum Tower, connected to the base, is a three-story wooden building with a height of 24 meters and a circumference of 112 meters. Climbing the building, you can see the vast desert in the north and Qilian in the south.