What began in the afternoon of the quiet day in one of the most famous Ming traces in the Chinese Anhui province ended with a cloud of dust and tears hundreds of tiles that fall from more than two floors. At 6:30 pm on Monday, “hundreds of tiles have gone out and more than two floors fell on the ground” for the drumming tower.
Partial collapse – a video scheme by tourists and a viral in the weibo social network – caused the immediate closure of intonation, which is located about 200 miles (320 km) south of Beijing. Witnesses told the evening newspaper Yanguching that “the fall of the tiles lasted for a minute or two,” a sufficient period to manipulate panic among visitors.
One of the second witnesses, which Beijing news met, explained that he heard the “sharp sound of one of the tiles after another” from the memory store at the entrance.
Surprisingly, there were no injuries. “There was no one in the field and no one was hurt.” The local cultural authorities confirmed that there are no victims and announced “The situation is under investigation.”
Ming icon, hybrid structure
It was originally designed in 1375 to celebrate public celebrations and regulate the time of drum, and the Fengyang Drum tower combines the Ming Dynasty base with a superior body dating back to 1995 only. Rebuilding the novel, The Culture and Tourism Office, Vinjiang, the part that collapsed: “The original part of the building was destroyed in 1853, while the current building was rebuilt in 1995.”
The pictures that ignited the waterfall detachment show: First, a slow drip of tiles, then the ice breakdown that covers the square of the square. This episode occurs only one year after a 3.4 million yuan reform project (about 473 thousand dollars).
The contract was, according to the Chosu Center for Public Resources, and finally 2.9 million and received a “patient” qualification for safety and quality. This ruling is now under scrutiny. The Tourism Office called for the existence of “Design, Building and Supervision Units in the Reform Project” to cooperate with a team of forensic medical engineers and provincial officials.
Work in danger and reputation at stake
The drum tower is officially promoted as the “largest in China”. Located in the birthplace of Emperor Hongo, it resonates with his partial fall outside Fengyang Province.
The accident, a topic heading in Weibo under the “Tower of the Fengyang Drum” poster
For residents, the place is more than just a picture of travel evidence. “If this happened a little, there will be many children playing (near the tower) after dinner,” the witness, who was reported by CN,
The collapse raises uncomfortable issues On the practice of rebuilding “historical” buildings with modern technologies Sometimes, less durable materials than the original copies. Although the Ming base resisted pods of constellation and wars – only the upper part was demolished in 1853 during farmers’ polls – the 1995 section was delivered after 29 years and modern restoration.
Regional heritage authorities requested to review work documents and material certificates. According to architects consulted by this newspaper, the use of traditional tiles requires special mortar shells and a drainage system that avoids leakage; Any incompatibility or savings in the costs can generate moisture bags, and finally, separatisms.
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