The Bell Tower(chin. 钟楼, Pinyin: Zhōnglóu ) standing in the center of the city and built in 1582, the Bell Tower is a three-story wooden structure with traditional Chinese architectural features. It is so called because an iron bell is hung in the tower to give the correct time.

The tower base is square and it covers an area of 1,377 square meters. It is 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide and built completely with green bricks. The tower is a brick and timber structure and 36 meters high. The ancient structure lies on the busy streets in City of Xi'an. In early morning of ancient times it had the mission of ringing the bell and giving the correct time to the whole city. This day-after-days time-given Bell Tower went through many dynasties. This tower became the symbol of Xi'an, ever since the date it was build.