Gulou Explained

A Gulou (Chinese: 鼓楼) is a drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to:

Individual drum towers

• Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing
• Drum Tower of Xi'an
• Drum Tower of Nanjing
• Bianjing Drum Tower

Administrative divisions in China

Districts

• Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian
• Gulou District, Kaifeng, Henan
• Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
• Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu

Subdistricts

• Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing
• Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou, in Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei
• Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng, in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei

Townships

• Gulou, Anhua, Hunan Province
• Gulou, Dongkou (Chinese: 古楼乡), Dongkou County, Hunan

See also

• Gulou station (disambiguation)
• Drum Tower (disambiguation)