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Datong Drum Tower 大同鼓楼Dàtóng Gǔlóu
National heritage site · Datong, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 30–45 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Datong
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Datong Drum Tower
A three-storey timber tower with triple eaves, standing on a stone base on Yongtai Street in the middle of Datong's old city. It was built in the Ming dynasty and repaired several times under the Qing; a drum once hung in the top storey to mark the hours at night. It has been open to visitors since 2012, and stone tablets recording the Qing repairs are kept under the lower eaves.
How to get to Datong Drum Tower
On Yongtai Street in the middle of Datong's old walled city, which runs south to the old south gate.
Nearby
- Datong Ancient City 大同古城 under 10 km
Rebuilt Ming ramparts around genuine Liao–Jin temple halls and a glazed dragon screen - Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟 10 km
Giant Buddhas carved into a sandstone cliff some 1,500 years ago - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 应县木塔 60 km
A Liao-dynasty timber pagoda of 1056, five storeys outside and nine within - Hanging Temple 悬空寺 60 km
A wooden temple pinned to a sheer cliff, seemingly propped up on stilts
Also within 20 km: Nine-Dragon Wall, Datong 大同九龙壁 (under 10 km), Guandi Temple, Datong 大同关帝庙 (under 10 km), Shanhua Temple 善化寺 (under 10 km), Huayan Temple, Datong 华严寺 (under 10 km), Xingguo Temple, Pingcheng 平城兴国寺 (under 10 km), Pingcheng Site (Northern Wei capital) 平城遗址 (under 10 km).
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