Yuyang Drum Tower

Yuyang Drum Tower

Yuyang Drum Tower is located in the north entrance of Shizi street in the center of Jixian County in the north of Tianjin. It is the only bell and Drum Tower in Tianjin, which shows the diligence, courage and outstanding wisdom of the ancient working people. The second floor of the original bell and drum will be built into the first floor in 1459. During the reign of Zhengde, Jiajing and Shunzhi, Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt many times. The last time was in the 14th year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1834). With a height of more than 7 meters, it is a wooden structure building with nine ridges of green tiles on the top. The piers and abutments are made of bricks and stones, and there are arched gate passageways on all sides, which is majestic and spectacular. In the middle of the front eaves is the three character plaque of "ancient Yuyang", which was inscribed by Zhang Chaozong, the governor of Jizhou in 1684. The "Jidong lock key" on the forehead of the back eaves was written by Huajun, the governor of Jizhou in 1834. Climbing the drum tower, you can have a panoramic view of the ancient city of Jixian.

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Drum Tower, also known as Bell and Drum Tower and woodcutter tower, is a place for telling the time and calling the watch in ancient times. The drum tower is composed of two parts: City platform and pavilion. The platform is built of brick, with a north-south arched gate opening in the middle to open to traffic. The pavilions on the platform are of wood structure, three rooms wide on the surface, with corridors on all sides and green tiles on the top.

history

The drum tower was first built in 1371, when the second floor of the bell and drum was built. In the first year of Zhengde (1506) and the 28th year of Jiajing (1549), it was rebuilt twice. (Ji Xian Zhi of the Republic of China recorded the stele of rebuilding the drum tower in the 28th year of Jiajing.) According to the map of Jizhou city in Jiajing's records of Jizhou, the drum tower in Ming Dynasty should be "two drops of water", that is, double eaves architecture. At the end of Ming Dynasty, the drum tower was destroyed by war. From 1638 to the death of Ming Dynasty, Jizhou was slaughtered three times by the Qing army. The first massacre was in the 11th year of Chongzhen. According to Chayu Hakka dialect, the Qing army "Wuyin entered Jizhou and killed Wu aheng, governor of Jizhou, sun Chengzong, Assistant Minister of Jizhou, and Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Jizhou." The second slaughtering was in 1642, the 15th year of Chongzhen. Li kongzhao, a Jinshi in the late Ming Dynasty, recorded in the records of Yizhong steles that "in October of the year of Renwu in Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Yuyang was lost, the whole city was slaughtered and all the palaces were destroyed. After the soldiers retreated, the corpses were all over the place, and their faces and surnames were indistinguishable. Most of the city's heirs disappeared The local government should gather corpses and burn them. The third massacre of the Qing army was after the death of the Ming Dynasty in 1644. At that time, Ji county was still suffering from trauma. The bones of Ren Wu year had not been completely buried, and they were slaughtered by the Qing army. It can be said that it was extremely tragic. The drum tower was destroyed when the Qing army slaughtered the city for the second time. In Li kongzhao's Bai TA Si Ge, there is a poem that "the whole city is scorched, but the southwest tower is only towering". Kangxi "Jizhou Zhi" also contains "Huaizong (Sizong) Chongzhen 15 years Renwu November 15 demolition of the city.". During the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Mu Huang Jiadong in Jizhou restored the drum tower, and the great earthquake of Kangxi 18 years collapsed again. There is a record in the records of Jizhou written by Kangxi that "countless houses collapsed, and there was no house for the government and the people". In 1695, Zhang chaocong, the governor of Kangxi Prefecture, rebuilt the drum tower, and inscribed two plaques: "guyuyang" and "Jidong Suoyue". In 1746, the drum tower was destroyed by a big fire. It was not built for 90 years. In the 16th year of Daoguang, Zhizhou Huajun rebuilt the drum tower and attached importance to two plaques. Hua Jun said in the inscription of rebuilding the drum tower that "the two forehead of Zhang Jun's face are hanging on the top of the calligraphy, from the old one." However, the signature of "Gu Yu Yang" is "Zhang Chao Cong, a native of zhoumu mountain", while the signature of "Ji Dong Suo key" is "Hua Jun, a native of zhoumu Dantu". The drum tower has been repeatedly damaged by natural and man-made disasters and has been rebuilt for more than 600 years. It can be said that it has been repaired and destroyed many times, but it has survived and become the witness of Jixian, a famous historical and cultural city.

Address: Jixian city center, Tianjin

Longitude: 117.4072787963

Latitude: 40.04426044807

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