The role of bell tower and drum tower in Beijing

The bell tower and drum tower in Beijing are used to tell the time.

In ancient times, the main function of the bell and drum tower was to tell the time, and it was also used to direct the daily life of the court and the people. Huge bells and drums are hung on the bell and drum towers respectively, and special drummers and bell ringers are responsible for ringing and playing. The daily telegraph activity has been going on for hundreds of years. The bell and drum tower tells the time in a very unique way. Bells and drums cooperate with each other, and each performance has its own special rhythm and tone.

The Bell and Drum Tower is not only a timer, but also a cultural symbol symbolizing the concept of time and the center of space in ancient Beijing. Here, people can feel the strong historical atmosphere and unique cultural charm, as if they had traveled through ancient times, listening to melodious bells and drums and feeling the solemn and mysterious ceremony atmosphere.

Active structure:

On the second floor of Beijing Gulou, an antique drum performance will be held every once in a while. There are 25 drums left in the Drum Tower, with the big drum in the middle representing 1 year and the remaining 24 small drums representing 24 solar terms. In the 600-year-old history of striking time, the bell and drum tower has always followed the mode of beating the drum first and then ringing the bell, resulting in the "twilight drum and morning bell".

At dusk, the bell tower knocks 18, the drum tower knocks 18, and * * * knocks 108 three times, which counts as one hour. During the performance of drum music, three drummers dressed in national costumes will come to the main drum on time and start beating the drum surface. The drums are vigorous and powerful, and the drum music performance of the Drum Tower has different drums in four seasons.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Drum Tower and Bell Tower