Blog Tag - Drum and Bell Towers
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...
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...
After Bespoke Beijing posted on their Instagram yesterday that the square between the Drum and Bell Towers had reopened (ahead of schedule according...
When I was assigned to take photos of the rubble around the Drum and Bell Towers, I had no idea what I was in for. Although I have been living around...
Be transported to an older time when Beijing was one of the most policed cities in the world. Bespoke Beijing joined forces with the historians...