It's not free, the best place to check in in Quanzhou, the world heritage city of Citong

📝Note tips: 🔷🔹The ancient city of Quanzhou, formerly known as Zayton City, is most famous for the Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple Tower, including the east tower "Zhenguo Tower" and the west tower "Renshou Tower". At night, looking from the roof of Quanzhou Qixu Bell Tower Hotel, you can have a panoramic view of Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple. Kaiyuan Temple is crowded with people, and it is impossible to stay for a closer look. It is better to change the location. If you don’t want to take pictures, you can also explore the ancient and quiet place. It is worth spending some money for Quanzhou’s history and relics. [Salute] 🔷🔹The most special bell tower in Quanzhou Ancient City is right next to the hotel. People are coming and going. If you don’t stay in the hotel, you can go to the Qixu Bell Tower Clam Shell Restaurant for dinner. There is also an open-air bar on the rooftop, which is definitely lively in summer. 🔷🔹Architectural style and structure of the two ancient towers ☑️Imitation wood pavilion structure: It is a real imitation wood pavilion structure, octagonal and five-story, which fully integrates the advantages of stone and wood structure systems. It not only retains the solidity of stone, but also inherits the beauty and force system of wood. ☑️Scientific and stable structure: the flat octagonal sleeve structure is adopted, and the opposite sides of each side can evenly distribute the foundation pressure, with many fulcrums and good earthquake resistance; the method of taper layer by layer is adopted to increase the changes in the outline of the tower body while enhancing the stability of the center of gravity of the tower body. 🔷🔹Carving Art ☑️There are a large number of reliefs: There are a total of 160 reliefs of figures on the two towers, 54 reliefs on the Sumeru pedestal of the East Tower, and 56 reliefs on the Sumeru pedestal of the West Tower. The figure sculptures inherit the realistic style of the Song Dynasty, with vivid character portrayals and dignified and beautiful images. 🔷🔹Historical and cultural value ☑️A long time ago: The East Tower was built during the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty, and the West Tower was built in the third year of Zhenming of the Liang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The existing stone tower was built in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. ☑️Important status: They are the tallest pair of stone pagodas in China, representing the highest level of Chinese stone construction technology in the 13th century. They are a treasure of ancient Chinese stone architecture and a unique symbol of the ancient city of Quanzhou. 🔱Check in at beautiful destinations around the world🔱