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⏰Xi'an Bell Tower|The heart of the ancient capital! Worth visiting day and night✨

#Register tripbest July hotel sleeper 📍Check-in location: Intersection of South Avenue and East Avenue, Beilin District, Xi'an City (direct access to Bell Tower Metro Station) 🎟️ Tickets: 30 yuan (if you include drum tower package 45 yuan) ⏰Opening Hours: 8:30–21:30 (Night View Photo Recommendation 🌙) ⸻ If you visit Xi'an, the Bell Tower must be a landmark-level attraction that cannot be missed! Located in the middle of Xi'an, the four main streets of the ancient city extend with the bell tower as the center, which is worth taking pictures of both day and night😍 ⸻ 🕰️ Bell Tower Highlights: • Built in the early Ming Dynasty (1384 AD), it was used to tell the time, so it was called the "bell tower", while the one opposite was the drum tower (the night watch). • The architecture is very well preserved, with three-story eaves resting the top of the mountain and green tiles and gold tops. • The interior can be visited by walking up to the second floor, which houses large bronze bells and unearthed artifacts from the Ming and Qing dynasties. • Climbing up the building overlooks the intersection of East, West, North and South Avenues, the night view is particularly beautiful✨ • At night the bell tower is lit up and the whole building is like a luminous body, great for taking pictures📷 ⸻ 📸 Check-in Suggestion: 📷 Daytime shot: Standing across the road, shot the entire clock tower + blue sky 📷 Night shot: Take a lighting effect at the square/subway exit right in front of the bell tower 📷 Special spot: Walk up to the second floor of the clock tower to take a picture of the busy traffic overlooking from above 📷 Tips: The bell tower + drum tower set is the most beautiful ~ ⸻ 💡Tips & Suggestions: ✔️ You can take the MTR "Clock Tower Station" directly out of the station, super convenient ✔️ You can buy the Bell Tower + Drum Tower package to visit two ancient buildings of the Ming Dynasty at once ✔️ There are nearby attractions such as Yong Hing Plaza, Muslim Street, and College Gate to walk together ✔️ It is recommended to avoid peak traffic at dusk for photos📷 ✔️ Summer is more stuffy inside the building, remember to bring water ⸻ 📌 Reason for recommendation: ✨ The beauty of Ming Dynasty architecture, history fans must check in ✨ Located in the city center with convenient transportation, super good arrangement of trips ✨ The scenery of day and night is completely different, each with its own characteristics ✨ Nearby many food, convenient shopping, satisfy at once! ⸻ 🏷️ Hashtags #Xi'anClock Tower #Ancient Capital Photo Spot #Xi'an Free Trip #Clock Tower Night View #Cultural Ancient Architecture #Ming Dynasty Architectural Aesthetics #Tripcom Travel Sharing #Xi An Trip
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