The
Drum Tower
 In
the center of Xi'an, in the West street,
400 meters west of the Bell Tower, stands
the Drum Tower.
The total height of the Drum
Tower is 33 meters, in a rectangular shape
with tiers of upturned eaves and a gold-tiled
roof. It was built in the 13th year of Hongwu
period (1380 AD). There used to be a huge
drum on the tower, which told time in cooperation
with the huge bell on the Bell Tower. There
is one of the busiest roads passing through
under the tower for traffic to go back and
fro in the north-south direction.
The Drum Tower is a very strong
and solid building. It has withstood more
than ten earthquakes for over 500 years
and there is not a single crack appearing
on it, and now it is still standing on its
original site.
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