Drum tower
A drum tower ( Chinese 鼓樓 / 鼓楼 , Pinyin gǔlóu , Japanese korō ) is a building erected in old Chinese or East Asian cities or in traditional temples for large signal drums installed in them . As a rule, the bell tower ( Chinese 鐘樓 / 钟楼 , Pinyin zhōnglóu , Japanese shōrō ) and drum tower form an architectural pair called the drum and bell tower ( Chinese 鐘 鼓樓 / 钟 鼓楼 , Pinyin zhōng-gǔlóu ). They can usually be found in the center of the village and were also used to indicate times or for celebrations.
Various Chinese city districts and other places are named after and bear the name Gulou (see main article Gulou ).
The most famous structures of this type include the drum tower in Beijing and that of Xi'an in Shaanxi . Several drum towers (and bell towers) are on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China , including the latter two, as well as on the list of monuments at the provincial level, etc.
Overview
- Beijing gulou北京 鼓楼 Beijing Drum Tower ( Beijing )
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Tianjin gulou天津 鼓楼Tianjin
- Jixian gulou蓟县 鼓楼Ji
- Fuzhou gulou福州 鼓楼Fuzhou
- Nanjing gulou南京 鼓楼Nanjing
- Xi'an gulou西安 鼓楼Xi'an
- Ningbo gulou宁波 鼓楼Ningbo
- Linfen gulou临汾 鼓楼Linfen
- Datong gulou大同 鼓楼Datong
- Dongzhai gulou侗寨 鼓楼
- Hangzhou gulou杭州 鼓楼Hangzhou
- Zengchong gulou增 冲 鼓楼Zengchong , Congjiang
- Matian gulou马田 鼓楼Matian
- Zhangye gulou张掖 鼓楼Zhangye
- Mapang gulou马 胖 鼓楼Mapang (the dong )
- Zhongwei gulou中卫 鼓楼Zhongwei
- Weinan gulou渭南 鼓楼Weinan
- Huzhu gulou互助 鼓楼Huzhu
Zhaoxing ( Dong )
Web links
- The Drum and Bell Towers in Beijing - English
