到泉州必去景点，泉州中山路钟楼的历史由来

中山路上看钟楼

宛如一少女，亭亭玉立

钟楼位于东街与西街、中山南路与北路的十字路口，1934年开建，1935年完工，高13.8米，由留英设计师设计，具有欧洲风格。钟楼有4个圆形时钟分别挂于四面，外面是玻璃钟罩。

The clock tower locates at the intersection of East street and West street,Zhongshan South road and North road.It was built in 1934 and completed in 1935 about 13.8 meters high.It was designed by the designer studying in England in European style. It has four round clocks hanging on four sides,with a glass clock cover on the outside.

上世纪50年代的钟楼

上世纪80年代的钟楼

2008年，泉州钟楼登上日本《中国视野》杂志封面

与东西塔遥遥相望

它位于市中心，与千年古寺开元寺近在咫尺，与东西塔遥遥相望。

It located in the center of the city,close to Kaiyuan temple which has more than one thousand years old and far away from the East and West towers.

西街上看钟楼

钟楼，建筑物结构简洁，线条明朗，没有气势雄伟，也没有雕梁画栋，更没有金碧辉煌，它宛若一名少女临街而立，清纯而娴熟，几十年来默默履职，从不懈怠，身兼报时及时、十字路口引导交通功能。

It has simple structure,clear lines,no majestic,no carved beams,no resplendence,just likes a girl standing on the street.She had been performing her duties in silence and never slack off for decades.She not only serves the traffic function of timely reporting time but also guides traffic at crossroads.

钟楼顶部方向标

钟楼，也成为古城的一个经典地标，沿街很多商铺以它冠名。它的计时功能，虽然被现代的手机取代，但早已成为泉州古城的一处有纪念意义的知名地标，成为泉州人民生活中不可或缺的一部分。

As a classic landmark of the ancient city,many shops along the street are named after it.Although the clock towers timing function has been replaced by modern mobile phones,it has already become a famous landmark with memorial significance in Quanzhou ancient city and an indispensable part of Quanzhou people's life.

钟楼石英钟表

民间故事 相传新任县长提倡惜时守时，故而选址在聚居密度大、四面通达的市区南街头十字路中建造钟楼。

According to the folklore,the county magistrate advocated to cherish time and punctuality,so he chose to build a bell tower in the crossroad of Zhongshan South road,which is densely populated and accessible in all directions.

1979年元宵节晚上，踩街活动

如今，夜幕下的钟楼

目前，钟楼的钟由机械钟换上石英钟，钟楼还装上了节日灯，夜幕下的钟楼放射出新的光辉，更加灿烂夺目。

Now,the clock in the bell tower is replaced by a mechanical clock with a quartz clock.it has been equitted with festival light.under the curtain of night,the bell tower radiates new brilliance,more brilliant than before.

泉州钟楼与东西塔、谯楼等成为古城独特的景色，吸引了海内外游客。

The clock tower,together with east-west tower and qiaolou,have become the unique scenery of the ancient city,attracting tourists from home and abroad.