Introduction of Drum Tower

Liaocheng Drum Tower ancient city defense buildings. Located in the center of the ancient city of Dongchangfu District. Built in Ming Hongwu seven years (1374), is so far the country's oldest surviving ancient architecture, one of the most majestic wooden buildings. It enjoys the reputation of "although Huanghe, Yueyang also when looking at the worship". Comparison with the existing cultural relics of Beijing's Drum Tower, Xi'an's Bell Tower, whether from the time of its construction, or on its size, shape, architectural structure, are better than ever.

Building Background During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liaocheng was the seat of Dongchangfu, an important port on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the political, economic, military and cultural center of northwestern Shandong Province. Ming dynasty was established in the early days, the situation in the north is very unstable. For the defense of the Mongolian ruling group restoration of military needs, Ping Shan Wei Command Commander Chen Yong, from Ming Hongwu two years to five years, will be built into a brick city. For the "strict leakage and peep the enemy look away", alarm, and repair the city with the remaining wood, built this up to 100 feet high more drums, so the initial name of the "Yu Mu Lou". And so the building has drums to report the time, people also call it "drum tower". Ming Chenghua twenty-two years (1486), the governor Yang can repair the building, because of the name of the place, called "Dongchang building". Ming Hongzhi nine years (1496), the Ministry of Justice, the examination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Li Zan over Dongchang, visit the governor of Jin Tianxi, * * * boarded the building, the building marveled at, "because of the sigh of the building, the world no. Although Huanghe, Yueyang also when the building is not the same as the Huanghe, Yueyang. Although the yellow crane, Yueyang also look forward to worship. Is now a hundred years ago, is still lonely no name, not also Qu? Because of the assessment with Tianxi named 'light Yue Lou', take its near Lu light in Dai Yue also." Since then, successive generations of monumental repair, has been used "Guangyue building".