Drum Tower
Drum Tower is a building in Beijing, North China. Drum Tower is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Yonghe Temple, as well as near Beijing Songtang Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonghe Temple and Beijing Temple of Confucius.
Yonghe Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yonghe Temple is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Beijing Temple of Confucius
Place of worship
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Beijing Temple of Confucius is the second-largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Confucius's hometown of Qufu. Beijing Temple of Confucius is situated 210 metres west of Drum Tower.
Beijing Guozijian
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The Beijing Guozijian, also known as the Imperial Academy or College, was China's national university during the late Yuan, late Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the last guozijian of China. Beijing Guozijian is situated 320 metres west of Drum Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dongzhimen and Ditan and Andingmen.
Dongzhimen and Ditan
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Dongzhimen and Ditan are areas in Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. They form the northernmost part of Dongcheng, northeast of the Forbidden City. Dongzhimen is one of Beijing's major commercial precincts.
Andingmen
Suburb
Photo: 京城帅哥, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Andingmen Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwestern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 9 communities, covers 1.74 square kilometers of land, and has a population of 32,172 by the year 2020.
Beixinqiao
Suburb
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
Beixinqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The Yonghe Temple is located here. The subdistrict consists of 10 communities.
Drum Tower
- Type: Building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94557° or 39° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
116.41069° or 116° 24′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8PFRWCW6+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 384269064OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Drum Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鼓楼”
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