The Drum and Bell towers are situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Beijing Inner City to the north of Di' anmen Street. The Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of ...

Two of The Economist’s China correspondents, Alice Su and David Rennie, analyse the stories at the heart of this vast country and examine its influence beyond its borders.

Visitors enjoy the Tianjin Drum Tower New Year Lantern Festival in North China's Tianjin, on February 3, 2025. Photos: VCG.

Consisting of a platform and a group of buildings at the crossing of Jiefang and Gulou strees in Yinchuan, the 36-meter-high Bell-and-Drum Tower was first built in 1821, the founding year of the ...

Beijing will accelerate work to protect and utilize cultural relics in its core functional areas, and promote public access to more heritage sites along the Beijing Central Axis, which was recognized ...

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Zhengyangmen Archery Tower, located along Beijing's central axis, opened to the public on Thursday. Situated at the ...

Events were simultaneously held in Beijing's Shougang Park and Tianjin's Drum Tower Square. During the New Year and Spring Festival periods, various activities, including fairs, winter sports and ...

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent  Decked out in dragon ties and “I love Shanghai” T-shirts, with jet lag and baggy eyes beginning to fade, a sense of “normalcy” returned to members of the Prior ...