| Tower(s): | Datong Drum Tower |
| Location: | Asia > China > Datong |
| Map: | (see map) |
The Tower
What should we know?
| Name in local script: | 大同鼓楼 |
| Also known as: | Add Data |
| Environment type: | Add Data |
| Location type: | city, urban |
How much will it cost us?
| Currency: | Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) |
| Ticket type: | Cost: |
| adult | CNY5 |
How long should it take us?
| Average time taken: | 15 minutes | |
| Day: | Opens: | Closes: |
| every day | 9am | 5pm |
| Temporarily closed: | Add Data |
How can we get in contact?
| Email: | Add Data |
| Website: | Add Data |
| Telephone: | Add Data |
| Postal address: | Datong Drum Tower, Gulou Xi Lu, Datong, Shanxi Sheng, China, 037008, Asia |
| Fax: | Add Data |
| Language(s): | Mandarin |
| Timezone: | UTC+08:00 |
| Country calling code: | 86 |
How can we get there?
| Coordinates: | 40.09157, 113.30225 |
| Transportation type: | bus |
| Route number: | 4 |
| Nearest stop: | Add Data |
The Directions
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The Directions
| If you know how to get to Datong Drum Tower and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
The Directions
| If you know how to get to Datong Drum Tower and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
What are the numbers and averages?
| Size: | Add Data |
| Height: | 20m |
| Width: | 14m |
| Altitude: | 1,040m |
What else would be good to know?
| Wikipedia: | Datong |
| Tripadvisor: | Datong Drum |
| Local tourism: | Add Data |
| Weather: | AccuWeather (Datong) |
| Public holidays: | China Highlights |
Top Descriptions
| This is a fairly typical three-tiered Chinese drum tower. Said to originally have been built during the Ming dynasty (though restored a number of times since), this tower is considered valuable to Datong as an example and reminder of its ancient history. |
| If you’ve written a description for Datong Drum Tower you’d like to share with the community, send it to [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
Top Tips
| It is possible to enjoy this structure without entering it, should you not want to pay the CNY5 entrance. |
| If you are in the city of Datong, then you most likely will want to see the Yungang Grottoes also. |
| If you have a tip about Datong Drum Tower and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
