VERIFIED2026.09.11Jingshan, Beihai, Houhai & the Drum Tower · 39.939°N 116.390°E
TicketedClosure day
The red-walled tower that closed Beijing's day for 600 years — drums here set the city's time from 1272 (rebuilt 1420 and 1745), and its axis with the Bell Tower 100 m north marks the top of the UNESCO-listed Central Axis. Today: a steep climb to a drum hall with hourly drumming shows, an immersive film downstairs, and the best rooftop view over the grey hutong sea around Shichahai. ¥30 combined ticket with the Bell Tower.
AdmissionTicketed¥30 combined Bell and Drum ticket; single-tower price not in the noticeVerified · 2026-03Source ↗
Hours26 Mar-25 Oct 9:30-17:30; off-season 9:30-16:30 (single to 17/16:00)Verified · 2026-03Source ↗
ClosedNone in the noticesVerified · 2026-05Source ↗
IDValid ID required; passport handling is unconfirmed.Verified · 2026-03Details ↓Source ↗
AddressNorth end of Di'anmen Outer St at Gulou East St, DongchengVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceTicket window and entrance on the south side; Line 8 Shichahai station or Line 2/8 Guloudajie
Last verified 2026-09-11
How to book
Full-price tickets via the '北京钟鼓楼' WeChat official account; concessions at the Drum Tower window with ID. Whether full-price tickets are also sold at the window is not statedVerified · 2026-03Source ↗
ID details
Valid ID required; passport handling is unconfirmed. Concession tickets need your own valid ID at the window (notice); no ID rule is stated for full-price WeChat tickets
Beat the crowds
The drumming show pulls everyone up to the second floor on the hour — go up at :20 past for the view alone, or arrive for the 10:00 show when the tower has just opened.
Language
The immersive film and show announcements are in Chinese (notice lists no language); exhibit labels bilingual (our expectation, not checked in 2026)