Tang Zhong

Tang Zhong

Now it's hanging on the upper floor of Zhenyuan in Zhangye City. It's made of copper alloy with exquisite casting technology and magnificent shape. The outer wall of the clock is slightly yellow, with iron cyan in the yellow. The height of the bell is 1.3 meters, the height of the New Zealand is 15 cm, the aperture is 10 cm, the height of the lip is 9 cm, and the aperture is 1.15 meters. The upper part is thin and the lower part is thick, slightly trumpet shaped, with six ears along the mouth and straight ears. It weighs about 600 kg.

brief introduction

The design of the bell body is divided into three layers, and each layer is divided into six grids, three of which are object images, three of which are nine images in total. The images are separated by "" pattern in the grid between the images. The upper three pictures show Feitian, with a corolla on his head, a bare upper body, a long skirt, bare feet, and a bouquet in his hand. It is light and elegant, flying in the style of Tang Feitian in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes murals. In the middle level, there are three pictures, two for birds and one for Xuanwu. The rosefinch has a long neck, long legs, long tail and wings, while the Xuanwu bird has a long mouth, long legs and wings. There are three pictures in the lower level, two for white tiger, one for green dragon, and the Dragon leaps and the tiger leaps. The clock is made of alloy, which is six percent of its gold and one percent of its tin. It can not only withstand heavy blows, but also produce a loud sound, which can spread to the whole city. Before liberation, there were no fire-fighting facilities in Zhangye. When a fire broke out in the city, it was this bell that called the police. In 1963, the clock was declared a cultural relic under provincial protection. Imitation of the Tang bell in Hanshan Temple

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Aichi World Expo "Suzhou week" opens

The Suzhou week of China Pavilion of Aichi World Expo recently opened, which has become a highlight in the Expo Garden.

Countless spectators lined up outside the China Pavilion and braved the heat to see Zhou Zhenrong in Suzhou.

At 11 a.m., Suzhou week officially opened in the elegant music of jasmine. Yan Li, mayor of Suzhou City, Sun Gang, director of China Pavilion, and relevant officials of Aichi World Expo attended the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony, there were performances of Oriental style dance costumes, Suzhou beautiful scenery by Miss Zhou of Suzhou, maple bridge night park by Japanese primary school students, as well as the stage performance of Chinese Kunqu Opera and Japanese Neng Le, which have a long tradition.

In the atmosphere of Wu culture, the eminent monks from Hanshan Temple in Suzhou strike the Tang bell of imitating Hanshan Temple to pray for good luck.

Stepping into the exhibition hall of China Pavilion full of Suzhou style, the most eye-catching thing is the Tang bell specially cast by Suzhou Municipal People's government and Hanshan Temple for the Expo and presented to the Organizing Committee of the Expo. The unique "Silk story" series exhibition in the museum contains the world-famous Suzhou craft performances such as hand reeling, silk weaving and embroidery. One of the two men's Jacquard machines, which imitates the Chinese Warring States period, is seven meters long and more than four meters high. On the wall of the tourism promotion of archaize, the essence of Suzhou's tourist attractions is more concentrated.

And in the square outside the China Pavilion, there are also many spectators gathered there to participate in Suzhou tour ticket lottery and other activities in the scorching sun. The Suzhou municipal government also held a large-scale briefing on "Suzhou: the most economically dynamic city in China" in Nagoya that afternoon.

Address: People's Park, Danyang, Zhenjiang

Longitude: 119.56861114502

Latitude: 31.998802185059

Ticket information: free.

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