The front of the Drum Tower

On the road in front of the Drum Tower

An old drum

View of the Bell Tower from the Drum Tower

The Drum and Bell Towers are on Beijing's Central Axis, along with
The Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Tiananmen Square and Qianmen.

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The drums are beaten every 30 minutes on the top and bottom of the hour. The stairs going up into the tower are steep (looking down from the top). Grab a coffee in the courtyard between the Drum and Bell Towers Bicycle rickshaws take tourists through the hutongs (old alleyways) in the neighborhood. Cabbages for sale on the street.