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Xi'an Drum Tower
Location: Xi'an Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Intro: The Xi'an Drum Tower faces the Bell Tower and is one of the iconic buildings of the ancient city. The Drum Tower was built in the thirteenth year of the Ming Hongwu period (1380). Climbing the Drum Tower, you can see a large drum that is 1.8 meters high, as well as 24 red drums engraved with the 24 solar terms, which is very impressive.