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The Bianjing Drum Tower ,[1] Bianjing Pavilion and by its Chinese name as the Bianjing Lou , is a drum tower in Shangguan , the seat of Dai County , Xinzhou Prefecture , Shanxi , in the People's Republic of China . It dates to 1476 and is 39.3 meters (129 ft ) high.
History [ edit ]
Yanmen Pass was an important defensive choke point for ancient and medieval China. The nearest major town to its south was the seat of what is now Dai County , previously known variously as Guangwu , Yanmen , and Daizhou. The tower was constructed in Hongwu 7 (1374 CE military observation and signaling by means of drums . That original structure was destroyed by a firein Chenghua 7 (1471). The present tower was built on the site of the first in Chenghua 12 (1476). It was further restored 4 times under the Qing , as well as in 1957, 1976, and 1986 under the People's Republic . The more recent renovations dealt with water damage on the first floor. The Bianjing Drum Tower was named a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2001.
Structure [ edit ]
The present drum tower is 39.3 meters (129 ft ) high. The stone base is about 40 meters (130 ft ) long, 33 meters (108 ft ) wide, and 13 meters (43 ft ) high. The wooden tower[5] jian in length and 5 in width; it has 3 stories and reaches 26 meters (85 ft ) high. Its two large placards read "First Tower of Yanmen" (t 鴈門 第一 樓 s 雁门 第一 楼 Yànmén Dìyī Lóu ) and "Audible in All Directions" (t 聲 聞 四 達 s 声 闻 四 达 Shēng Wén Sì Dá ).
The tower holds a local museum.[5] in )-tall stone lantern (t 燈臺 s 灯台 dēngtái ) that was carved into the shape of Mount Wutai in Dongzhang c. 720 .[1]
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Citations [ edit ]
^ a b Allen (2014) , p. 297 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
"Yanmenguan Pass" , {{citation }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
Allen, Edward (2014), "Border Politics in Ming Datong" , Datong: A Historical Guide 251–324 , ISBN 9787502261443
Hua Chenlong; et al. (2000), "Designs for the Restoration of Bianjing-lou", China Archaeology & Art Digest , vol. 4
Li Yuming; et al. (2001), An Overview of Shanxi's Old Architecture , Shanxi People's Publishing (in Chinese) & (in English)
Lin Wei-cheng (2014), Building a Sacred Mountain: The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai ISBN 9780295805351
Datong: A Historical Guide ISBN 9787502261443
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39°03′49 ″N 112°56′53 ″E / 39.0635°N 112.948°E / 39.0635; 112.948
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