Guangzhou hundred years big bell tower ding resounds for the new Chinese 60 birthday once more

Chinanews Guangzhou, October 1 – (rope promising Fu Ningyang) on October 1 10:00, the same time which held at the National Day celebration, in jumped for joy similarly Guangzhou, in the bank of Pearl River customs big bell tower and Pearl River new town the Guangzhou customs building simultaneously sounds the melodious ding, delivered the special blessing for the new Chinese 60 birthday. This is Guangzhou big bell tower the ding sounds the quiet more than 20 years later once more.

Big bell tower was built in 1916, was not only the Guangzhou Customs House former site, was the Guangzhou Customs once office block, until now had near hundred years histories, is the modern times spreads China model in European neoclassicism construction. The top layer 13 meters high bell towers are big bell tower the most appealing place, the bell tower set at the large-scale four sides clock, sets up the clock for the entire mechanical drive type, in has 5 sizes to vary the hanging clock, in 1915 was made by Britain, at present China can preserve complete bell to be rare so.

Big bell tower the ding once was several generations of Guangzhou person’s collective memory. At first, the bell reports time to use song for international popular reporting time music – - “Westminster” (Westminster Abbey), to the 1960s, the reporting time song altered to “East Is Red”. In the past the bell every other 15 minutes sounded one time, the nearby resident was listening to the ding rhythm and multiplicity can know time then. Did not have in the past wristwatch and clock the popular age, reported time on time the bell has then become nearby resident free wristwatch. To the late 1980s, the customs considered the bell reporting time sound and ding will affect the surrounding resident to rest, stopped the ding and music report time.

The ding resounds once more, for the new Chinese 60 birthday jubilantly adds on a wisp of harmonious note. After big bell tower a hoary-headed old person said: When is young when the daily coming and going to work passes through the big bell tower, will unable to bear will have a look at the time, to set one’s watch, afterward the bell is not loud, fondly remembered in that memory the ding, even the hope bell can resound. Now, hears the ding in this special day, feels twice as kindly.

It is reported that National Day eve, is open located at big customs museum Guangzhou Branch in bell tower to the public this year, two days attracted more than 4000 Guangzhou residents to go to visit, obviously big bell tower in Guangzhou residents mind component. (End)

(This article originates: China News)