A Gulou () is a
drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to:
Individual drum towers
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Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou
The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou (), is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist att ...
, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing
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Drum Tower of Xi'an
The Drum Tower of Xi'an (), located in the heart of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, Northwestern China, along with the Bell Tower is a symbol of the city. Erected in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty (Hongwu
The Hongwu Emperor (21 O ...
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Drum Tower of Nanjing
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Bianjing Drum Tower
Administrative divisions in China
Districts
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Gulou District, Fuzhou
() is one of 6 District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian, Fujian Province, China. As of 2020, Gulou has a total population of 669,090 residents.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
*Huada S ...
, Fujian
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Gulou District, Kaifeng, Henan
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Gulou District, Nanjing
Gulou District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billio ...
, Jiangsu
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Gulou District, Xuzhou
Gulou District () is a district of the city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is named after the drum tower of Xuzhou, which built in 1379 but ruined in 1952 because of falling into disrepair. Gulou District was a traditional business district ...
, Jiangsu
Subdistricts
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Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing
Gulou Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the seat of Miyun District of Beijing, China. It borders Miyun Town and Tanying Ethnic Township to its north, Mujiayu Town to its east, Henanzhai Town to its south, and Guoyuan Subdistrict to its west. ...
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Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou
A Gulou () is a drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to:
Individual drum towers
* Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing
* Drum Tower of Xi'an
* Drum Tower of Nanjing
* ...
, in
Echeng District
Echeng District () is one of the three administrative districts into which the prefecture-level city of Ezhou, China's Hubei province, is divided. The district is quite small, and includes Ezhou's main urban area (i.e., in informal terms, Ezhou "c ...
, Ezhou, Hubei
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Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng
A Gulou () is a drum tower (Asia), drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to:
Individual drum towers
*Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing
* Drum Tower of Xi'an
* Drum To ...
, in
Macheng
Macheng () is a city in northeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the north and Anhui to the northeast. It is a county-level city under the administration of Huanggang City and abuts the south sid ...
, Huanggang, Hubei
Townships
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Gulou, Anhua
Gulou Township () is an rural township in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
The township is divided into 24 village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet b ...
, Hunan Province
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Gulou, Dongkou (),
Dongkou County
Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongji ...
, Hunan
See also
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Gulou station (disambiguation)
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Drum Tower (disambiguation)
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