Blog Tag - drum tower
There was a time when the Drum (鼓楼 gǔlóu) and Bell Towers (钟楼 zhōnglóu) were the two tallest buildings in Beijing. While their height was most likely...
It’s been quite some time since we last visited the Bell and Drum Towers (钟鼓楼 or 钟楼鼓楼; Zhōnggǔlóu, Zhōnglóu Gǔlóu), but on a trip this weekend we...
鼓楼 gǔlóu, aka the Drum Tower, once one of the chief timekeeping buildings in the capital and now the center of a bustling culture and nightlife...
Watch out folks, it's Halloween. We mark the occasion with a historical deep-dive into some of Beijing's creepiest locations.
As a city with a...
What the hell is going on at Gulou? More than three months after tearing up the plaza between the Drum and Bell Towers to repave it, the site remains...
Despite dramatic images being circulated on social media this afternoon, the city is not tearing down the hallowed square between the Drum and Bell...