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Another example is a bell tower in the north part of Beijing. The bell in it served as a watch for the city. It told people when curfew was, or when officials should go to court. The bell was made of iron in the Ming dynasty about 600 years ago. It didn't sound loud enough to reach the whole city, so the emperor ordered the master who was famous for making bells to make a new bronze bell. The master tried his best, but failed. None of the bells he made was good enough. However, the deadline was approaching. He had to make a last attempt. The master's daughter was worried. She knew that if her father couldn't finish the bell on time, the whole family would be killed. Having no other alternatives, she threw herself into the melting bronze. A nice looking, good quality bell was made. Its sound reached the whole city.
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Stories Behind Hutongs
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hutong called "Girl Weaver", named after a fairy who descended
to the world and married a cowherd. Her enraged father, the Celestial
Emperor, took the girl back and separated the couple with the Milky Way.
Symmetrically, on the other side of the axis of the Imperial City is a
Cowherd Bridge. This arrangement seems to suggest that feudal emperors
living in the Forbidden City are sons of Heaven. 
