Around midnight, the towers and the hutongs time-travel back a century. It is a perfect area to get lost on purpose. Bring a navigation app if you decide to venture there on foot. Completely safe.

The story of the bess was casted is pretty interesting. Don't forget to read about it

The bell itself is super impressive - be sure to check out the sign describing the legend surrounding it.

Hutong , where toilets are absolutely free of charge, unlike germany.

Check out Jiang Jin Jiu Bar between Drum and Bell towers on the west side, a few doors south of the Drum and Bell ). Cool bar , good music . Homey . Kind of "public living room" style.

They have a tea house at the First floor of the Bell tower!!

Well , a nice coffee house called drum and bell with great terrace is very close here. :p

Beautiful even at night, but a shame they don’t light it up

I can see my office , just three hutongs in.

The views are not impressive

Вторая (или первая) часть системы барабанов и колокола, используемая в оповещении о времени

Вторая (или первая) часть системы барабанов и колокола, используемая в оповещении о времени

bella torre nella citta vecchia

Zhōnglóu (钟楼), the bell tower of Beijing, stands closely behind the drum tower. Together they provide an overview of central Beijing and in the ancient times they both dominated Beijing's skyline.