The best milk dad, Xiaoyao Emperor

Chapter 495 Bell Tower

"Papa, where shall we go next?" The little guy asked with a smile after eating and drinking.

"It's not far from the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Let's go to the Bell and Drum Tower to have a look. We won't go to the far places today. If we still have time after we get down from the Bell and Drum Tower, we'll drive around Chang'an City and take a look around. "Ye Xiaoyao thought for a while, and it's already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and he can't go to far places, so he can only take a stroll nearby.

"Okay, okay, let's go now!" The little guy is always so energetic.

The little guy ran in front of Ye Xiaoyao and Zhao Ying, Ye Xiaoyao took Zhao Ying's hand naturally, this place is not far from the Bell and Drum Tower, so there is no need to drive, you can get there on foot.

"Look, Xiao Wu looks so happy." Zhao Ying and Ye Xiaoyao both walked slowly, seeing the little guy running happily in front, they were also very happy.

"Yes, but there are too many people now, let's take her together, shall we?" Zhao Ying was a little worried. It was the National Day Golden Week, and there were still a lot of people visiting Chang'an.

"Don't worry about this, Xiao Wu can't be lost, even if some human trafficker comes, can he still escape my eyes? Taking ten thousand steps back, which human trafficker is this little guy's opponent?" Ye Xiaoyao smiled slightly, With the strength of the little guy, ordinary human traffickers are really incapable of doing this.

"It's true!" After hearing Ye Xiaoyao's words, Zhao Ying felt relieved.

"However, let's follow. You haven't been to Chang'an before, have you?" Ye Xiaoyao smiled slightly.

"Well, no one has been here in the northwest." Zhao Ying nodded.

The two quickened their pace and soon caught up with the little guy.

"Papa, Mama, why are the Bell Tower and Drum Tower named so? Is there any allusion?" The little guy asked curiously.

"Let me briefly tell you about the history of the Bell and Drum Tower." Ye Xiaoyao thought for a while, and slowly told the little guy what he knew.And Zhao Ying on the side also listened curiously, she didn't know this knowledge.

"Let's talk about the bell tower first. The bell tower wasn't built here in the first place." Ye Xiaoyao said with a slight smile.

"It wasn't built here?" The little guy looked curiously at the bell tower in front of her. It was so huge, how could it not have been built here in the first place?

"That's right. The Bell Tower was first built in the 17th year of Ming Hongwu, that is, in 1384. At that time, its location was about 1 kilometer away from here. It was at the entrance of Guangji Street, north of West Street. This location is in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty. It is also the center of Chang'an City in the Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. Although Chang'an City was expanded in the early Ming Dynasty, people at that time were probably out of habit, and the bell tower was not adapted to the expanded urban pattern when it was first built.

However, two centuries later, as the city center moved eastward, the city gates were rebuilt, and four new east, south, west, and north streets were formed, the bell tower located at Yingxiangguan increasingly seemed to deviate from the city center.In 1582, the tenth year of Ming Shenzong Wanli, under the auspices of Shaanxi governor Gong Oxian, the bell tower was relocated as a whole. "Ye Xiaoyao narrated it again, "This matter is above the bell tower. On the west wall of the second floor, there is a "Bell Tower Monument", which has a clear record of this! "

"Is that so? Then Xiao Wu has to take a good look!" The little guy looked at the direction above the clock tower curiously, and then went directly to the ticket office.

Ye Xiaoyao shook his head helplessly, this little guy.

However, he quickly followed, paid the little guy and bought tickets.

"Wow! This clock is so big!" Looking at the clock hanging above the clock tower, the little guy couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"It's not that big. At the beginning, the bell hanging from the bell tower was much bigger than this! It was the Jingyun Bell cast during the Jingyun period of the Tang Dynasty. However, what's interesting is that the Jingyun Bell died after it was moved. It couldn't strike anymore, so in desperation, I had to recast the clock in front of me." Ye Xiaoyao smiled and patted the little guy's head.

"Huh? Is it bigger than this?" The little guy said in disbelief.

"That's right, it's bigger than this. The Jingyun Bell is still in the Forest of Steles Museum. If we have time, we can go there and have a look, and you'll know what it means to be a little fool!" Ye Xiaoyao clicked nod.

"Okay, I'm going to see what "Bell Tower Monument" I got!" Saying that, the little guy walked away again.

Ye Xiaoyao and the two shook their heads, and then followed.

"It seems... I don't understand it!" The little guy looked at the awkward words on the "Belfry Monument", pouted, and stood where he was.

"Basically, it's what Dad just said. These are classical Chinese, and you'll be able to understand them when you learn the relevant knowledge!" Ye Xiaoyao said with a slight smile.

"Okay then!" The little guy nodded, then took out his mobile phone and took a photo carefully.

"Babababa, let's go to the Drum Tower quickly, and we will go to the Beilin Museum in a while!" After taking the photo, the little guy urged.

"You little guy, come, take a picture with mom!" Ye Xiaoyao said angrily.

"Oh, it seems that the scenery hasn't been taken yet!" The little guy stuck out his tongue.

Ye Xiaoyao shook his head helplessly, and then the three of them took some photos on the bell tower before leaving the bell tower and heading for the Drum Tower.

"Papa, what are the bell and drum towers built for?" The little guy asked puzzled, "In ancient times, this should be the center of Chang'an, right? What are you going to do to build the bell and drum towers here?"

"In fact, this is the ancient bell and drum culture in China. This culture has been passed down for a long time. It has sprouted as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Not only is copper a precious metal in ancient times, but more importantly, it was In the minds of Chinese people, bells, like tripods, are symbols of power and status, and have even become a symbol of whether the war has won the final victory. In the fields involved in the culture of bells and drums, such as ancestral temple sacrifices, banquets and entertainment, etc., bells , The size, quantity, and sophistication of the production of Guzhile have all become symbols of power and status." Ye Xiaoyao said slowly.

"So that's the case, the ancients were really superstitious!" The little guy pouted.

"Actually, when it comes to superstition, it may not only be the ancient people. These rich people are also superstitious. They are superstitious about feng shui and fortune. For feng shui, they may spend millions or even tens of millions!" Ye Xiaoyao smiled slightly.

"That's right, it's like our house. No one lived there before, because of bad Fengshui, right?" The little guy remembered the time when he and Ye Xiaoyao bought the manor together.

"That's right, this is a phenomenon, and this is the main reason why those powerful Feng Shui masters always make a lot of money!" Ye Xiaoyao smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)