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The two towers - Bell Tower and DrumTower - that were used for timekeeping and alarming the area, in the middle of this Hutong. In the Bell Tower is a teashop that also demos the Chinese tea ceremony.
01-DrumTower * The Drum Tower was used to note the time by beating a big drum. * 1984 x 1488 * (488KB)
02-BellTower * Where the same was done in the Bell Tower, ringing bells. This tower now houses a tea shop where we had a demo of the Chinese Tea Serving * 1221 x 1449 * (226KB)
03-Sideview * A side view of the tower. * 1712 x 2052 * (446KB)
04-WayUp * Going up the 67 steps to the first floor of the Drum Tower. Uneven steps, that is. * 1488 x 1984 * (244KB)
05-Drums * The Drum Hall: drums all around, the big ones on the right. * 1488 x 1984 * (343KB)
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  02-BellTower  
  03-Sideview  
  04-WayUp  
  05-Drums  
06-BigDrum * A big drum, 2 meter in diameter, but no deeper than just half a meter. Even less. * 1488 x 1984 * (440KB)
07-Waterclock * The clock: Water spills from the top bucket to the middle, from there to the small one on the right, and from there into a drain. * 1389 x 1668 * (247KB)
08-StrikingTheHour * Connected to the middel vessel is this alarmer, slashing hibells together. On the hour, probably * 1350 x 1600 * (251KB)
09-Drumdemo * The Drum demo. The big drums are beaten with big sticks, and produce a lot of noise. * 1970 x 1286 * (363KB)
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  07-Waterclock  
  08-StrikingTheHour  
  09-Drumdemo  
$text.updated-on 24-Jun-2008 20:37
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