China Guide
The Yellow River
The Drum Tower
Opening time: Daily 8am–6pm (10pm in summer)
Price: ¥20, or ¥30 including the Bell Tower
Address: Beiyuanmnen, just west of the Bell Tower
The Drum Tower is a triple-eaved wooden building atop a fifty-metre-long arch straddling the road. You enter up steps on the eastern side, to find a row of drums that used to be banged at dusk, a complement to the bell in the Bell Tower, which heralded the dawn.