Historically, tianjin drum tower has been built and demolished. In A.D. 1404 (the second year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty), Tianjin built a fortification. During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (around 1493), Liu Fu, the deputy envoy of Shandong Army Reserve, reinforced the original earthen city with bricks and built the Drum Tower in the cross street in the center of the city. The building is three stories high, brick city and wooden building. The building foundation is a brick square pier with arched through-hole openings on all sides, corresponding to the four gates of east, west, north and south respectively. There is a wooden structure, a pavilion on the top of the mountain, and a big clock hanging upstairs, about two tons, cast in iron, Tang and Song Dynasties. At the beginning of the bell, it is used to tell the time, announce the morning and evening, open the city gate and ring the bell in the morning and evening 108. In the north of the Drum Tower, there is a pair of couplets written by Mei Xiaoshu, a Tianjin poet in the Qing Dynasty: "Open high and board quickly, and watch the 72 sails;" Whoever wakes up in prosperity will listen to the bell sooner or later. "
1900, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Tianjin, and the wall of Tianjin was forced to be demolished the following year. Due to the disaster of the war, the Drum Tower went from bad to worse. 192 1 year (the tenth year of the Republic of China) there was a discussion on the demolition and construction of the Drum Tower, which was completed within this year. The rebuilt Drum Tower was reprinted by Tianjin calligrapher Hua Shikui in the name of the four-door building in the old city, and engraved in the four doors of the Drum Tower, namely, Zhendong, Anxi, Dingnan and Gongbei.
1952165438+1On October 7th, the Drum Tower was demolished due to road connection.
With the reform and opening up, China's rejuvenation, the context of Jingu has been passed down. 1994, Tianjin began a large-scale renovation project of dilapidated houses, and Laochengxiang, as the focus of renovation, also gave the Drum Tower a chance to rebuild. The renovation project of the Drum Tower started on October 25th, 2000/KLOC-0 and was completed on September 28th, 2006.
The newly-built Drum Tower is located in the center of the old city of Tianjin. The rebuilt Drum Tower is magnificent and elegant, with blue brick walls, white jade railings, cornices and arches, Ya Dan of Lake Biwa, painted and carved beams and painted buildings. The Drum Tower and its surrounding commercial streets are not only a beautiful scenery, but also a new tourist attraction.
After the reconstruction, the volume of the Drum Tower has increased, and the ancient meaning is not limited, which appeals to both refined and popular tastes. It is 27 meters square and 27 meters high. Take the multiple of "9", because "9" is the pole of yang number and has auspicious connotation. Gulou Square 9 times 9***8 1 square meter. The main body of the drum tower is a steel-concrete structure, with a brick city and a wooden building and a sumeru building. The modeling of wood structure architecture is the wood structure in Ming and Qing dynasties, with a bucket arch and cornices, a temple-style spiral painting and a double-eaved roof. The tile surface is a large gray simple tile roof, with green glass coupons, white marble railings and animals flying on the roof. Around the brick city, there is a Ming-style seven-joint seven-volt pot bottom arch, which goes through the doorway. The restored white marble gate stone above the Sipailou is still engraved with the words Town East, Anxi, Dingnan and Gongbei. The volume of the new clock has increased, and its height is 2000 mm, which means that it was made in 2000. This clock is made of brass and weighs three tons. The inscription on the clock was written by Mr. Feng Jicai and Mr. Zhong Zhang, and the font is the traditional Chinese character Wei Bei.