{"id":1537365,"date":"2025-05-21T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1537365"},"modified":"2025-05-21T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:00:00","slug":"watch-tourists-scramble-as-ancient-chinese-tower-partially-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/watch-tourists-scramble-as-ancient-chinese-tower-partially-collapses\/1537365\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Tourists Scramble As Ancient Chinese Tower Partially Collapses\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch: Tourists Scramble As Ancient Chinese Tower Partially Collapses\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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China’s largest remaining drum tower\u00a0partially collapsed on Monday, and the entire incident was captured on camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NEW: The roof of a 650-year-old drum tower in Anhui, China, collapses.<\/p>\n

The incident happened at the Fengyang Drum Tower in eastern China. Officials have since launched an investigation.<\/p>\n

The structure was first built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty.<\/p>\n

Part of the building was\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5Py0YJOGak<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The video above shows hundreds of\u00a0roof tiles sliding off the\u00a0historic Fengyang Drum Tower<\/strong> in eastern China at the start of the week. Local media reports no injuries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The tile falling lasted for a minute or two,” one eyewitness told the state newspaper Yangcheng Evening News.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tiles fell from the ancient Drum Tower in Fengyang, #Anhui<\/a> Province, on May 19. The tower, originally built in 1375 and rebuilt in 1995, had been under renovation since late 2023. Local authorities are investigating the incident. #architecture<\/a> #China<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/h5U2ABXZLn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Another witness told\u00a0state media outlet The Beijing News that “no one was\u00a0in the square and no one was injured” at the time of the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Located in Anhui province, the drum tower was constructed in\u00a01375 during the Ming Dynasty, with a reconstruction phase in 1995 after it was\u00a0destroyed in 1853.<\/p>\n

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China’s local culture and tourism bureau reported no casualties and said the “situation is under investigation.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 05\/21\/2025 – 18:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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