Timing the city - the drum and bell towers of Beijing
February 7th 2016 While we now rely on our phones and watches to tell the time, hundreds of years ago, the central drum and bell towers of Beijing served the purpose of announcing the time to the city's residents. A group of drummers would play the large drums at the top of the tower on the hour, which visitors can now see with a ticket and brief jaunt up the steep steps. See both the drum and bell towers as well a
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