Bell and Drum Tower -- one of the landmarks of Beijing

    Chinese ancient architecture generally has a long history of development. Compared with many ancient buildings, the expression of ancient buildings in different cities is different, which leads to the different cultural significance of many ancient buildings and is favored by many tourists.
    After China strengthened the sustainable development of ancient buildings, although many ancient buildings developed in different ways, they all strengthened and enhanced the cultural charm of their ancient buildings, and also reflected the historical and cultural value of their ancient buildings.

    The Bell and Drum Tower in Beijing. This ancient building is located in Dongcheng District of Beijing. It is a group of ancient buildings at the north end of the central north-south axis of Beijing, and it is also one of the landmarks of Beijing. It is composed of two buildings, namely the bell tower and the Drum Tower two large ancient buildings.

    Studying its history, the positioning of these ancient buildings is very clear, it is the drum tower to beat the drum and bell tower bell to tell the time is very regular, for the ancients, played a very important role.
    From the subdivision of the building, the Drum Tower reaches up to 46.7 meters, adopts the layout of triple eaves and rest on the top of the hill. In terms of the design structure, there are three holes in the north and south of the tower, which can be seen to be unique to its ancient architecture to a certain extent.

                        
    The bell tower is as high as 47.9 meters, and it is a building with double eaves and a mountain top. The most noteworthy part of this building is the bronze bell that tells the time displayed on the second floor of the bell tower. This building has a long history, high cultural value and rich connotation, and it is also the oldest and heaviest ancient bell in China.