Traveling ｜ Qu 3: Qiu Dengzhong Drum Tower

Text/Qu San

In the morning of autumn wind, my friend and I climbed the iconic ancient building of Deyang, Sichuan -the Bell and Drum Tower.

Many people in Laochuan Westba know a word: "There is a bell drum tower in Deyang, and half of it is still in the sky." Deyang Bell and Drum Tower has gone through more than 300 years of storms, which can be called the famous victory in Shu. The old bell drum tower is more than 20 meters high. It was called the four -faced drum tower in the ancient times, and it was also known as the crane building. During the bell and drumming, he heard the number of times, and was used in ancient times.

The former Lao Zhong Gulou sat in the center of the four streets of Deyang East, West, South, and North, and looked at the Quartet. Today, with the changes in years, the bell and drum tower moved to the top of the city of Dongfeng, the city, and is still located on the central axis of the city. The highway is bypassed from the mountainside like a jade belt. As long as people across the country pass through Deyang from the highway, they will definitely see this famous building and marvel at its beautiful and majestic posture.

The middle axis of Deyang's city is Yangtze River Road, which divides the city into north and south parts. At the end of the Yangtze River Road is the open Bell and Drum Tower Square. Standing on the square and looking up, you can see a hundred -foot -high -rise building from far away from the top of the mountain, standing on the top of the mountain, magnificent. From the square in the square, you can see a stone wall, engraved with three relief characters on the "Bell and Drum Tower", about 3 square meters per word. Climb up from the stone wall, after more than 300 levels of stone steps, like over 300 years. When walking slightly, the bell and drum tower appeared in front of him.

According to the inscriptions on the downstairs, the total construction area of ​​the Bell and Drum Tower is 1574.5 square meters, and the surrounding area is 18 meters long and 36 meters high. The architectural style is consistent with the ancient bell and drum tower. It is 5 floors and 7 eaves. The body color of the building uses a gray tone. It is decorated with plastic tiles. The beams are mainly dark brown, showing the elegant and solemn, simple and generous architectural style.

Like more than 300 years ago, under the four -way eaves of the southeast and northwest, "Nine Days Dew Dew", "Qingyun straight up", "Shuangqi West", "Wensong Shooting" four plaques were hung. On the pillars on both sides of the plaque, there are four couplets such as "Yu Yin around the south of the sword, and the bell is even more drumming for a long time; The condensed poems, exquisite calligraphy and exquisite carving, lacquer art and other craftsmanship recorded and engraved the long historical style of Deyang.

Enter the Bell and Drum Tower and slowly climb along the stairs that only one for one person. A big clock and a big drum, placed on the third and fourth floor, respectively. They used to calculate our years with the sound of clearing the world. A layer of stairs, a corner, the elegant corner eaves, and the simple Qin brick and Han tile, as if bringing people back to the mottled vicissitudes of history.

Each layer is an observation deck. Looking at the column, the full picture of Deyang. In the past, the small town of western Sichuan is now high -rise. The mountains are divided into Jifeng and the Fengya Mountain, which is shaped like Feifeng, arches the Bell and Drum Tower. The autumn color is getting stronger, and the point is very gorgeous here. The red orange, yellow, yellow and green are spread out, such as a giant oil painting with a strong ink.

There was a while of autumn winds, and the body was cold everywhere, and a little sweat when climbing was gone. The morning bell and twilight drums for more than 300 years seemed to have never stayed away and echoed in my ear. I accompanied the Bell and Drum Tower and the bell and drum tower accompanied me. The cold brick and tile seemed to have a body temperature. I suddenly felt that my heart was extremely practical, and I felt like a wise elderly person. I had lived hundreds of years. I do n’t know how to live a few years in the future.

In ancient times, the sound of the bells and drums came here made the people feel the ordinary and authentic of life. Now the bell and drum tower is still the space landmark of the city. It will always guard this land and this group of people. life.

【About the Author】

Qu San, from Deyang, Sichuan, a member of the Sichuan Writers Association, and vice chairman of the Deyang Education Work Association. In the "People's Daily", "Sichuan Literature", "Sichuan Daily", "West China Metropolis Daily", "Sichuan Writers", "Grassland", "Deyang Daily" and other publications published more than 100,000 words of prose poems. He has won many essay awards in the country, provinces, and cities, and his works have been selected into multiple series.

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