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Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is in the center of the downtown area .It houses a bell which was originally used to stricke time every morning in ancient times . now ,it has become the symbol of Xi'an . About 500meters northwest of the Bell Tower stands another magnificient building .
the Drum Tower .It was built in 1380,four years earlier than the Bell Tower .There used to a huge drum in the tower which told the time at the dusk.The base of Drum Tower is 1,924square meters in size, and 34meters high.The bell in the Bell Tower and the drum in the Drum Tower have been referred to as "the Morning Bell" and "the Dusk Drum".
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