For hundreds of years, the Fengyang Drum Tower stood tall over the Chinese language Anhui province, working like a type of clock marking the time of day, and asserting the start of official ceremonies.
However the passage of time and a latest renovation have led to a catastrophe final Monday that very almost resulted in a disaster costing human lives.
CNN reported:
“Guests to a centuries-old vacationer website in jap China had been despatched scrambling after a whole bunch of roof tiles got here unfastened and cascaded greater than two tales to the bottom.”
Roof tiles turned indifferent and fell from the #Gulou (Drum Tower) in #Fengyang, #Anhui Province in #China on Might 19, Chinese language social media movies confirmed. Thankfully, no was reported injured because it was supper time and there have been fewer folks close to the constructing. pic.twitter.com/Ftj0aSLyqN
— ShanghaiEyeofficial (@ShanghaiEye) May 20, 2025
The Fengyang drum Tower is among the largest such buildings in the entire China.
A significant vacationer attraction positioned 200 miles away from Chinese language capital of Beijing, Fengyang is known for being the hometown of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, founding father of the Ming dynasty.
“However on Monday the quiet across the website was shattered as a whole bunch of roof tiles started slipping from the roof and crashing to the bottom, elevating an enormous cloud of gray-brown mud.
‘The tile falling lasted for a minute or two’, one eyewitness advised Yangcheng Night Information, a state-controlled newspaper.”
Tiles fell from the traditional Drum Tower in Fengyang, #Anhui Province, on Might 19. The tower, initially inbuilt 1375 and rebuilt in 1995, had been beneath renovation since late 2023. Native authorities are investigating the incident. #architecture #China pic.twitter.com/h5U2ABXZLn
— Shanghai Each day (@shanghaidaily) May 20, 2025
The collapse occurred after the tower was renovated in 2024.
“’There was nobody within the sq. and nobody was injured’, [a local man] advised state media outlet The Beijing Information. ‘If it occurred slightly later, there can be many youngsters enjoying (close to the tower) after dinner’.”
Native authorities say there have been no casualties reported.
On the night of Might 19, tiles fell from the Ming Zhongdu Drum Tower in Fengyang County, China.
Inbuilt 1375 throughout the Ming Dynasty, the tower not too long ago underwent repairs costing over 3.41 million yuan.
No accidents had been reported, and authorities are at present investigating… pic.twitter.com/mrD9E4ybaD
— Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) May 19, 2025
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