Gulou (Drum tower) was mandatory for each building in the city. No exception was the city of Luoyang. During the reign of Emperor Zhu Izzun in the construction of the Palace for the Emperor's brother, the structure was built Drum tower.

The drum tower in the distant past was a two-story building made of wood and tiles, which was thrown across the street and Eastern Avenue in the old city of Luoyang. After the construction of the Drum in the Tower mounted reels 25. One of the most important drum symbolize the whole calendar year, and the remaining 24 were like 24 periods of the sun - Chi.

Of all the reels have been preserved to our days. The rest were destroyed during the war. "Survivor" bell stands on a pedestal. It shows you the image of chrysanthemums, ancient dragon, bird-Phoenix plum color, and a scheme of the trigrams. Five-foot-preserved since the war the bell was silent today, but somehow, his skillful casting fails to truly impress visitors to the city of Luoyang.

In the halls of the Drum tower organized a small exhibition devoted to the measurement of time in ancient China, and every half hour there are live with the drums. From the height of the Drum tower offers stunning views of the city. And located between the towers, the courtyard acts as a base for sightseeing tours on the pedicab.