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 | Traditional lanterns are displayed near the ancient bell tower in Xi'an, the capital of China's central province of Shaanxi, January 24, 2004, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | Historical Attraction of Xi'an: Bell Tower (2-1). The tower, named after an iron bell within, is a huge building in the centre of Xi'an with an entrance through an underpass on the north side. The original tower was build in the late 14th century, but was rebuilt at the present location in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty. Its blue brick base is square, covering an area of 13377.64 square meters. The wood structure of the tower has three layers of eaves with ridges running from the four corners of the topmost roof towards the central spire. click to open |  | Historical Attraction of Xi'an: Bell Tower (2-2). click to open |
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