Beijing Bell and Drum Tower Travelogue

Located in Dongcheng District, the Bell and Drum Tower in Beijing has a very long history. It was the timekeeping center of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It has rich cultural connotations and content. The construction of the building is magnificent and grand, giving people a sense of awe. Below is a travel guide to the Bell and Drum Tower in Beijing for everyone.

Basic information about the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower:

Geographical location of the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower: No. 9, Zhonglouwanlin, Beijing

Opening hours of the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower: 09:00 am to 16:30 pm

Ticket price for the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower: 20 yuan/person

In the most brilliant September in Beijing, I came to the Bell and Drum Tower, which lingered in the deepest part of my Beijing dream, the place that made me yearn for it in my dreams.

Apart from various royal gardens, the Bell and Drum Tower in Beijing is the most representative of old Beijing. It is a symbol of old Beijing, and a model of old architecture.

Standing under the Bell and Drum Tower, my memories came flooding back. I seemed to see my younger self walking down Drum Tower Street, passing under the towering towers of the Bell and Drum Tower, to find my playmate who lived nearby.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, many years have passed. The world has changed, and I have grown old, but the Bell and Drum Tower still stands tall under the blue sky bathed in sunshine, silently calling out to me.

Beijing has changed beyond recognition, but the Bell and Drum Tower has become a symbol of the old times and the old era. With its eternally unchanged figure, it whispers to us about the years of old Beijing, showing its former grandeur and brilliance.

Seeing the Bell and Drum Tower, my heart filled with tears. What a deep tenderness, what a heartache it carries, recording all my feelings for Beijing, all my love and hate.

It was like seeing an old friend, echoing back to it in my heart. In the depths of my emotions, I hugged my Bell and Drum Tower tightly, my old love, my memories and sorrows that have been spun into thousands of threads by time.

If in Wong Kar-wai’s film “In the Mood for Love”, Tony Leung finally came to the old tree hole to tell the love-hate story of his heart over the years, representing the passing of an era and the end of a person’s feelings.

Then the Bell and Drum Tower is my old tree hole. In front of it, I can’t suppress my melancholy and anxiety, and I tell it all my lost feelings, as if everything in my past has become a part of its sunshine, only there can I truly feel my own return, the power given to me by Beijing, my hometown.

Like the song “Bell and Drum Tower” by He Yong, a rock singer of my generation, it shows not only the Bell and Drum Tower landmark, but also our glorious youth.

Beijing Bell and Drum Tower Tourism Guide:

Ticket price: Drum Tower full price 20 yuan, half price 10 yuan

Bell Tower full price 15 yuan, half price 7 yuan

Combined ticket 30 yuan, half price 15 yuan

Ticket explanation: Seniors over 60 years old, middle and primary school students, military officers and armed police officers half price

Seniors over 70 years old, active military personnel, disabled persons with certificates, children under 1.2 meters tall free of charge

Graduate students full price

Beijing Bell and Drum Tower Tourism Transportation Guide:

1 Beijing Station – Chongwenmen – Drum Tower About 7km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station, take Metro Line 2 Inner Loop (Xizhimen – Xizhimen) for 2 stops Get off at Chongwenmen
Get on the bus at Chongwenmen West, take 60 (Beijing Amusement Park – Huangsi General Political Department Compound) for 10 stops Get off at Drum Tower

2 Beijing Station – Jishuitan – Drum Tower About 13km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station, take Metro Line 2 Outer Loop (Xizhimen – Jishuitan) for 9 stops Get off at Jishuitan
Get on the bus at Jishuitan Bridge North, take 635 (Erli Zhuang – Kangjia Gou) for 4 stops Get off at Drum Tower

3 Beijing Station – Drum Tower – Drum Tower About 10km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station, take Metro Line 2 Outer Loop (Xizhimen – Jishuitan) for 8 stops Get off at Drum Tower
Get on the bus at Liupukang, take 60 (Huangsi General Political Department Compound – Beijing Amusement Park) for 3 stops Get off at Drum Tower

4 Beijing Station West – Chongwenmen West – Drum Tower About 7km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station West, take 104 (Beijing Station West – Wuluju) for 3 stops Get off at Chongwenmen West
Get on the bus at Chongwenmen West, take 60 (Beijing Amusement Park – Huangsi General Political Department Compound) for 10 stops Get off at Drum Tower

5 Beijing Station – Qianmen – Drum Tower About 8km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station, take Metro Line 2 Inner Loop (Xizhimen – Xizhimen) for 3 stops Get off at Qianmen
Get on the bus at Qianmen, take 5 (Caihuying Bridge – Deshengmen) for 10 stops Get off at Drum Tower

6 Beijing Station West – Chongwenmen West – Drum Tower About 7km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station West, take 103 (Beijing Station West – Zoo (Hub Station)) for 2 stops Get off at Chongwenmen West
Get on the bus at Chongwenmen West, take 60 (Beijing Amusement Park – Huangsi General Political Department Compound) for 10 stops Get off at Drum Tower

7 Beijing Station East – Dongzhimen North Xiajie South Entrance – Drum Tower About 7km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station East, take 674 (Beijing Overseas Chinese Town – Huixin East Bridge South) for 10 stops Get off at Dongzhimen North Xiajie South Entrance
Get on the bus at Dongnei Xiajie, take 635 (Kangjia Gou – Erli Zhuang) for 5 stops Get off at Drum Tower

8 Beijing Station East – Chongwenmen West – Drum Tower About 8km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station East, take 729 (Dongba Building Materials City – Chengheyuan Community) for 2 stops Get off at Chongwenmen West
Get on the bus at Chongwenmen West, take 60 (Beijing Amusement Park – Huangsi General Political Department Compound) for 10 stops Get off at Drum Tower

9 Beijing Station East – Tiananmen West – Drum Tower About 8km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station East, take 10 (Beijing Station East – Nancai Garden) for 6 stops Get off at Tiananmen West
Get on the bus at Tiananmen West, take 5 (Caihuying Bridge – Deshengmen) for 8 stops Get off at Drum Tower

10 Beijing Station Front Street – Chunxiu Road – Drum Tower About 9km 1 transfer Get on the bus at Beijing Station Front Street, take 24 (Beijing Station Front Street – Zuojia Zhuang) for 12 stops Get off at Chunxiu Road
Get on the bus at Dongzhimen, take 107 (Dongzhimen – Baishiqiao East) for 8 stops Get off at Drum Tower