Drum Tower

Also known as 鼓楼

Year

1420

Type

building

The Drum Tower and Bell Tower, standing on the central axis of Beijing 100 meters apart, together formed the city's timekeeping system from the Ming dynasty through the end of the Qing. Drums were beaten at dusk, the bell rung at dawn, thei …

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