Beijing, China: Bell Tower and Drum Tower
After our visits to the Bell and Drum towers in Beijing, we reflect on the visit and share tips for your visit
Beijing Bell & Drum Towers
The Drum and Bell towers informed the residents of Beijing of the time of day and night for hundreds of years. They served until 1924.
Beijing Bell and Drum Towers
Beijing Bell and Drum Towers lie to the north of Beijing-south axis line, to be precise, the north of Dianmenwai Avenue. Bell Tower has a 7.02 meters (23 feet) high bell, which is the biggest and heaviest in China. The Drum Tower has one big drum and twenty-four small drums in all. The big drum represent 'a year' while 24 small ones are the symbols of 24 Solar Terms.
In ancient times, bell and drum towers were built for telling the time. The bell and drums in Beijing Bell and Drum Towers has the same function, which helped the locals keep track of the time so that they could live and work regularly.
One can also hire a rickshaw to explore the Hutong near the Bell and Drum Towers.
The Drum and Bell Towers, Beijing
The Drum and Bell Towers, Beijing, China
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Magic drums in Drum Tower in Beijing are a must for any Beijing visitor. A presentation of the drummers is a special experience, since the loud sounds of the drums shakes you through the core.
In China, Drum Tower and Bell Tower always form a unity and are usually in the middle of town. In ancient China, the day was divided into double-hours and signaled by bells. The drums were beaten as a signal for the changing of the night-watch. In 1924, when the last emperor left the Forbidden City, bell and drum tower had lost the role as official timekeeper.
In addition to the Drum Tower of Xian, the Drum Tower of Beijing (Zhōnglóu - 钟楼) is the most famous. It is 46.7 m high, and dates from 1420. It originally housed 25 drums.
The towers offer a good view of the underlying traditional alleyways, the Hutongs.
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Magische Trommeln im Trommelturm Peking sind ein Muss für jeden Peking-Besucher. Eine Darbietung der Trommler ist ein besonderes Erlebnis, da die lauten Trommelklänge einem durch Mark und Bein gehen.
Glocken- und Trommelturm bilden in China immer eine Einheit und stehen meist in der Mitte des Ortes. Im alten China wurde der Tag in Doppelstunden eingeteilt und durch Glocken signalisiert. Die Trommeln wurden als Signal für den Wechsel der Nachtwache geschlagen. Im Jahre 1924, als der letzte Kaiser die Verbotene Stadt verlassen musste verloren Glocken- und Trommelturm ihre Funktion als offizielle Zeitmesser.
Neben dem Trommelturm von Xian ist der Trommelturm von Peking (Zhōnglóu - 钟楼), der Bekannteste. Er ist 46,7 m hoch und stammt aus dem Jahre 1420. Er beherbergte ursprünglich 25 Trommeln.
Nebenbei bieten die Türme einen guten Ausblick auf die darunter liegenden traditionellen Gassen, die Hutongs.
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Drum and Bell Towers - Beijing
If you have never been to a Chinese drum or bell tower then why not spend some time visiting the Beijing drum and bell towers. Fine examples of ancient Chinese architecture, they were used as musical instruments and to tell the time to the Beijing population.
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Drum and Bell Towers (鼓楼，钟楼)
Name - Drum and Bell Towers (鼓楼, 钟楼)
Info - Located along the central axis in Beijing, the Drum and Bell Towers are basically the cities oldest clocks. Many years ago, the beating of the drums and the ringing of the bell helped China's great capital city keep track of time. These days the towers are open to the public, and from the top you can get great views of the city as well as a nice history lesson. Just be sure you time your visit in accordance with one of the daily drum performances.
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Bell and Drum Towers are an important part of Chinese history. They were used to help regulate people lives by announcing the Dawn and Dusk.
China has done a fantastic job at keeping this tradition alive. In this video, we visited the Bell and Drum towers of Beijing, looked at the ancient Watchman's Drum, and enjoyed a drumming performance.
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