Drum tower of Beijing from south side

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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 ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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