"Alipay" Ant Manor, October 12: What was the main function of Beijing's Bell and Drum Towers in ancient times?

php Editor Xinyi will take you through time and space to explore the mystery of ancient buildings. What was the main function of the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower mentioned in the "Alipay" Ant Manor event on October 12th in ancient times? Let’s uncover the legendary story of this historic building.

Ant Manor October 12: The main function of Beijing’s Bell and Drum Towers in ancient times was

Question: What was the main function of the Bell and Drum Towers in Beijing in ancient times?

Answer: Tell time

Summary of today’s answers to Ant Manor

Answer analysis:

1. It is a modern thing for time telling tools to enter the homes of ordinary people, while the ancient time telling system was basically government-run;

2. "Chicken Man", this name that sounds strange nowadays, is actually the time teller in the palace. Its name probably comes from the meaning of "rooster crows the dawn";

3. In Liu Yuxi’s poem "Mawei", it is written: "The tiger traveling in the sky is heard to announce the night watchman, but there is no chicken man announcing the dawn."

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