Gulou (Drum Tower) is required for the construction of each city. It was no exception and the city of Luoyang. During the reign of Emperor Zhu Yijun, in the construction of a palace for the emperor's brother, the structure was built and Drum Tower.

Drum Tower in the distant past, was a two-story building made of wood and tiles, which was thrown across the street Eastern Avenue in the old city of Luoyang. After the completion of the Drum Tower installed in 25 drums. One the most important drum personified the entire calendar year, and the remaining 24 - were like 24-packs periods of sun - Qi.

  Of all the reels preserved to this day only one. The rest were destroyed during the war. "Survivor" bell stands on a pedestal. It can be seen the image of chrysanthemums, the ancient dragon, phoenix bird plum color scheme and trigrams. Polutorametrovy preserved since the war the bell is silent today, but somehow, it never ceases to skillful cast genuinely 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 performances with drums. From the height of the Drum Tower offers stunning views of the city. A courtyard is located between the towers serves as a starting point for tours on the trishaw.