The Bell Tower of Xi'an (simplified Chinese: 西安钟楼; traditional Chinese: 西安鐘樓; pinyin: Xī'ān Zhōnglóu), built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi'an and one of the grandest of its kind in China.

After two centuries, the city gate was rebuilt, and the new four streets of East, South, West, and North were formed.

In 1582, under the auspices of Shaanxi Provincial Supervision Officer Gong Yuxian, the county magistrates of Xianning and Chang'an were ordered to relocate them to the present site.

In addition to rebuilding the pedestal, the construction of the intrinsic structure is all original, so the cost is not much and the project is rapid.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty "Jing Yun" bell, which was originally suspended in the room, was removed from the outdoors, so that the sound of the time was far-reaching, and he wrote "《重修西安钟楼记》".

After the bell tower was bombed, the Xijing Municipal Construction Committee Engineering Office repaired it.

With the progress of the times, its traditional functions have been gradually phased out, and now it is open to the society as a national-level cultural relics protection unit for tourism and sightseeing.

During the War of Protecting the Nation, the Shaanxi Warlord Chen Shupan started the riots against Yuan Shikai from here.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Xi’an Bell Tower became an alarm station for warning the Japanese air raids because of its high terrain.

In the past, there were passages for the intersection of four streets in the southeast and northwest, and pedestrian vehicles passed through the cave.

The door and window carvings of the Xi’an Bell Tower are exquisite and complex, showing the decorative arts prevailing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It was originally used by Jinglong temple in Chang'an City (currently in Xi'an West Street today).

It was hung on the northwest corner of the base of the Xi'an Bell Tower on January 30, 1997 and is now open to tourists.

There are several legends regarding the Bell Tower, one of them tells: In Ming Dynasty, several earthquakes struck Guanzhong area, thousands were dead and injured.

After establishing the Bell Tower, earthquakes never occurred in Xi'an again.According to another legend: The forefather of Ming Dynasty named Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a poor family and his parents died early.