Ningxia Watchtower Prohibited Bell

　　    Commonly known as the Ming Bell, it stands 210 cm tall with a diameter of 127 cm, featuring a double-dragon knob and lotus patterns around the shoulder. The body of the bell has two rows of twelve square compartments inscribed with text. This bell was recast in the first month of the first year of the Chenghua era during the Ming Dynasty by adding copper to a damaged bell from a Yuan Dynasty ruined temple. The project was overseen by Wang Qing, the Eunuch Supervisor of Ningxia; Zhang Tai, Commander-in-Chief and Regional Military Commissioner concurrently concurrently holding the title of Colonel Who Pacifies the West; Chen Jia, Provincial Governor and Right Vice Censor-in-Chief; and Zhang Rong, Deputy Commander and Colonel Inspector. It is now housed in the Lake Center Pavilion of Yinchuan Zhongshan Park.

　　    The Ningxia Watchtower Prohibited Bell is the oldest existing large bell in Yinchuan. On April 24, 1993, it was designated as part of the second batch of cultural relics protection units by the Yinchuan Municipal People's Government.

　　

　　    Source: Yinchuan Municipal Government Portal Website