The Bell Tower of
Haikou was built in 1929. The project was initiated by the patriotic businessman Zhou Chengmei, and was completed by businessmen in Haikou as well as overseas Chinese whose hometown is Hainan. The tower has five stories, and the big bell resides at the top storey. The tower is walled with red bricks and white lime. Looking west at the Bell Tower you can see a mouth to the sea; Zhongshan Road is to its south, while to its north, it's where Haidian brook enters the sea. In 1987, the old tower was pulled down because of the extension of Changdi Road; later a new bell tower was built near the original site. The new Bell Tower is finished on December 15,1987. The look of the new tower is similar to the old one, but there are also some renovations. Now the big bell is at the sixth storey, and it rings every 30 minutes. The new Bell Tower has become another tourist attraction at Haikou after it was finished; In October 1989, it was listed among the Eight Scenes of Haikou, with a title of "Gu Zhong Xin Sheng (Old Tower with New Sound)".