Must-see attraction · Datong City, Shanxi
Drum Tower
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Drum Tower is a attraction in Datong City, Shanxi.
Drum Tower: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Drum Tower
Season: October to February.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Drum Tower — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.09031, 113.29522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Drum Tower
- Grand Mosque of Datong · dargah · Datong City · ~0 km · Must-see
- Nine Dragon Wall · fort · Datong City · ~0 km · Must-see
- 关帝庙 · temple · Datong City · ~0 km · Must-see
- Shanhua Temple · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
- Huayan Temple · temple · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
- Datong Museum · museum · Datong City · ~7 km · Must-see
- Guanyin Hall · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~11 km · Must-see
- Yungang Grottoes · fort · Datong City · ~19 km · Must-see
- Yong'an temple · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~68 km · Must-see
- Tomb of Li Yumei · fort · Datong City · ~69 km · Must-see
- Jingtu Temple · temple · Shuozhou City · ~74 km · Must-see
- Sakyamuni Pagoda · Buddhist site · Shuozhou City · ~74 km · Must-see
- Mount Heng · viewpoint · Datong City · ~74 km · Must-see
- Hanging Temple · temple · Datong City · ~74 km · Must-see
- Chunyang Taoist Temple · temple · Datong City · ~0 km
- 四牌楼 · fort · Datong City · ~0 km
- Main Hall of Guandi Temple · fort · Datong City · ~0 km
- 钟楼 · attraction · Datong City · ~0 km
Other other attractions near Drum Tower
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- Wuguantun Grotto · attraction · Datong City · ~22 km
- Tullin · attraction · Datong City · ~28 km
- 花木兰 · attraction · Ulanqab City · ~103 km
- 水神堂 · attraction · Datong City · ~115 km
- 凤凰亭 · attraction · Ulanqab City · ~129 km
- 博克 · attraction · Ulanqab City · ~132 km
- Ancient Great Wall Guangwu · attraction · Shuozhou City · ~134 km
- Yuzhou Yuhuangge · attraction · Zhangjiakou · ~139 km
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Frequently asked
Is Drum Tower open today?
No visitor has reported the current status for Drum Tower yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Drum Tower?
October to February. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Drum Tower?
Nearby: Grand Mosque of Datong (dargah, 0 km), Nine Dragon Wall (fort, 0 km), 关帝庙 (temple, 0 km), Shanhua Temple (Buddhist site, 1 km), Huayan Temple (temple, 1 km), Datong Museum (museum, 7 km).
Is Drum Tower worth visiting?
Drum Tower is listed as a must-see attraction in Shanxi on Spotwander.