Drum show
Several times daily.
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The Drum Tower of Xi'an, built in 1380 in the early Ming, a massive timber tower on a brick base at the entrance to the Muslim Quarter, facing the Bell Tower across a broad square; for centuries the two kept the city's time, the bell at dawn and the drum at dusk. On its outer terraces stand 24 drums named after the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese calendar, inside is a great drum made in 1996, short drum performances take place several times a day, and its balcony looks out over the rooftops of the Muslim Quarter. Tickets are CNY 30, or CNY 50 with the Bell Tower, and it is open from 8.30 am to 9.30 pm from April to October and to 6 pm in winter, per visitor guides. Huimin Street, with its many halal restaurants, begins right behind it.
Several times daily.
For solar terms.
Over the Muslim Quarter.
At the entrance to the Muslim Quarter, facing the Bell Tower, Xi'an
Muslim QuarterA historic quarter in the heart of old Xi'an, right behind the Drum Tower, home 2 minutes walk4.3
Great Mosque of Xi'anOne of China's largest and oldest historic mosques, at the eastern end of Xi'an'4 minutes walk4.5
Bell Tower of Xi'anXi'an's best-known symbol, a massive brick-and-timber tower built in 1384 in the4 minutes walk4.4
Xi'an City WallOne of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Chinese city walls, built under th12 minutes walk4.7
Stele Forest MuseumA unique museum of inscribed stone tablets and sculpture, called the «Forest of 13 minutes walk4.3Huimin Street in the Muslim Quarter starts right behind the tower, with dozens of halal restaurants and stalls run by Hui Muslims, including lamb dishes and bread soaked in broth.