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Drum Tower (Gu Lou, 鼓楼) and Bell Tower (Zhong Lou, 钟楼)
Address: Dianmen Da Jie, xicheng District, Beijing
Chinese Address: 北京市西城区地安门外大街北端
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm
Phone:010-8402-7869
Admission; RMB 20 for the Drum Tower; RMB 15 for the Bell Tower
These two structures sit at the north end of Imperial Beijing’s central axis and have been
telling the time since the Yuan Dynasty, though they have been rebuilt many times since
then. At 7pm every evening the striking of the drum and then the bell marked the official
bedtime; the bell then chimed at two-hour intervals throughout the night until 5am when the
drum and then the bell sounded the wake-up call.
Dating from 1272, the Yuan Dynasty Drum Tower was originally made of wood and used to
house 25 drums, of which only the large main drum still survives. The stone-built Bell Tower
was added in the Ming Dynasty but was rebuilt in the 18th century after it was destroyed by
fire. It contains one huge bell, said to be the heaviest in China, which was still rung at 7pm
until 1924, when Emperor Puyi left the Forbidden City. The first attempt at casting this huge
ringer failed and the Emperor threatened that if the next one was not made perfectly all the
bell makers would be executed. They duly forged another bell – but when it failed to set, the
daughter of the bell-maker, believing that she too would die, leapt into the molten bronze,
leaving just her embroidered shoes. The bell set and everyone was saved, but it is still said
that on quiet nights you can hear the ghost of the girl calling for her shoes.
Address: Dianmen Da Jie, xicheng District, Beijing
Chinese Address: 北京市西城区地安门外大街北端
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm
Phone:010-8402-7869
Admission; RMB 20 for the Drum Tower; RMB 15 for the Bell Tower
These two structures sit at the north end of Imperial Beijing’s central axis and have been
telling the time since the Yuan Dynasty, though they have been rebuilt many times since
then. At 7pm every evening the striking of the drum and then the bell marked the official
bedtime; the bell then chimed at two-hour intervals throughout the night until 5am when the
drum and then the bell sounded the wake-up call.
Dating from 1272, the Yuan Dynasty Drum Tower was originally made of wood and used to
house 25 drums, of which only the large main drum still survives. The stone-built Bell Tower
was added in the Ming Dynasty but was rebuilt in the 18th century after it was destroyed by
fire. It contains one huge bell, said to be the heaviest in China, which was still rung at 7pm
until 1924, when Emperor Puyi left the Forbidden City. The first attempt at casting this huge
ringer failed and the Emperor threatened that if the next one was not made perfectly all the
bell makers would be executed. They duly forged another bell – but when it failed to set, the
daughter of the bell-maker, believing that she too would die, leapt into the molten bronze,
leaving just her embroidered shoes. The bell set and everyone was saved, but it is still said
that on quiet nights you can hear the ghost of the girl calling for her shoes.
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北京鼓楼
明永乐十八年（ 1420 年）建，清嘉庆五年（ 1800 年）重修。下为高约 4 米的城台，台前后各有券门三道，左右各
一道。楼面阔 5 间，重檐三滴水灰瓦歇山顶。鼓楼是明清两代向全城击鼓报时之处。 1924 年一度改为"明耻楼"楼，陈
列八国联军入侵北京时有关国耻的实物。现存楼上的一面更鼓，上有刀痕，即为八国联军所砍。
鼓楼以木结构为主，三重檐歇山顶上覆灰筒瓦绿琉璃剪边，通高46.7米，整体坐落在3米高的砖石台基上。二层原有大
更鼓1面小更鼓24面，代表一年二十四节气。现仅存大鼓，高 2.22米，腰径1.71米，鼓面直径1.4米，用整张牛皮蒙
制，鼓面上有1900年八国联军留下的刀痕多处。1986年初复制一面大鼓同时陈列。鼓楼共两层，现一层为服务部，二
层为展室。
地址：北京市西城区地安门外大街北端
交通路线：乘坐210路、204内环、204外环鼓楼站下车即可
北京钟楼
钟楼，位于北京东城区地安门外大街，在鼓楼北，是老北京中轴线的北端点。原址为元大都大天寿万宁寺之中心阁。
明永乐十八年（1420年）建，后毁于火。清乾隆十年（1745年）重建，十二年竣工。其楼身为正方形平面，重檐歇山
顶，无梁式砖石建筑。屋顶为黑琉璃瓦绿剪边，正脊两端安背兽，两层屋檐的戗脊上均安狮子为首的五跑小兽。上层
檐下施重昂五踩斗拱，下层檐下施单翘单昂五踩斗拱。楼身四立面相同，当心开一拱券门，左右对称开券窗，窗上安
设石刻仿木菱花窗。内部结构采用复合式拱券，除主体拱券之外，还于围护墙体中设有环路通道。基座为汉白玉须弥
座，周围环以汉白玉栏杆。楼身之下为砖砌城台，城台上四面有城垛。台身四面开券门，内部呈十字券结构，东北隅
开门，内有石阶七十五级供登临。钟楼原有明永乐年间铸造的铁钟一口，置放于楼外平地上，后由北京大钟寺古钟博
物馆收藏。钟楼内正中位置安架一八角形木框架，其上悬钟。该钟铸造于明永乐十八年，钟通高7.02米，最大直径
3.40米，重约63吨，为目前中 国发现最重的铜钟。钟楼正南为一座与围墙相连的三联大门，中门内为清乾隆十二年
（1745年）重建钟楼碑一通，螭首方座，碑首题额《御制重建钟楼碑记》，碑阳为经筵讲官户部尚书梁诗正奉敕敬书
碑文，碑阴为民国十四年（1925年）十月京兆尹薛笃弼书的《京兆通俗教育馆记》碑文。
明永乐十八年（ 1420 年）建，清嘉庆五年（ 1800 年）重修。下为高约 4 米的城台，台前后各有券门三道，左右各
一道。楼面阔 5 间，重檐三滴水灰瓦歇山顶。鼓楼是明清两代向全城击鼓报时之处。 1924 年一度改为"明耻楼"楼，陈
列八国联军入侵北京时有关国耻的实物。现存楼上的一面更鼓，上有刀痕，即为八国联军所砍。
鼓楼以木结构为主，三重檐歇山顶上覆灰筒瓦绿琉璃剪边，通高46.7米，整体坐落在3米高的砖石台基上。二层原有大
更鼓1面小更鼓24面，代表一年二十四节气。现仅存大鼓，高 2.22米，腰径1.71米，鼓面直径1.4米，用整张牛皮蒙
制，鼓面上有1900年八国联军留下的刀痕多处。1986年初复制一面大鼓同时陈列。鼓楼共两层，现一层为服务部，二
层为展室。
地址：北京市西城区地安门外大街北端
交通路线：乘坐210路、204内环、204外环鼓楼站下车即可
北京钟楼
钟楼，位于北京东城区地安门外大街，在鼓楼北，是老北京中轴线的北端点。原址为元大都大天寿万宁寺之中心阁。
明永乐十八年（1420年）建，后毁于火。清乾隆十年（1745年）重建，十二年竣工。其楼身为正方形平面，重檐歇山
顶，无梁式砖石建筑。屋顶为黑琉璃瓦绿剪边，正脊两端安背兽，两层屋檐的戗脊上均安狮子为首的五跑小兽。上层
檐下施重昂五踩斗拱，下层檐下施单翘单昂五踩斗拱。楼身四立面相同，当心开一拱券门，左右对称开券窗，窗上安
设石刻仿木菱花窗。内部结构采用复合式拱券，除主体拱券之外，还于围护墙体中设有环路通道。基座为汉白玉须弥
座，周围环以汉白玉栏杆。楼身之下为砖砌城台，城台上四面有城垛。台身四面开券门，内部呈十字券结构，东北隅
开门，内有石阶七十五级供登临。钟楼原有明永乐年间铸造的铁钟一口，置放于楼外平地上，后由北京大钟寺古钟博
物馆收藏。钟楼内正中位置安架一八角形木框架，其上悬钟。该钟铸造于明永乐十八年，钟通高7.02米，最大直径
3.40米，重约63吨，为目前中 国发现最重的铜钟。钟楼正南为一座与围墙相连的三联大门，中门内为清乾隆十二年
（1745年）重建钟楼碑一通，螭首方座，碑首题额《御制重建钟楼碑记》，碑阳为经筵讲官户部尚书梁诗正奉敕敬书
碑文，碑阴为民国十四年（1925年）十月京兆尹薛笃弼书的《京兆通俗教育馆记》碑文。
Location Map of Drum and Bell Towers (Gulou and Zhonglou)