Zhangye Drum Tower is located in the center of Zhangye, Gansu Province. The Drum Tower is also known as "Zhenyuan Building", "Bell Tower", "Jingyuan Building". Brick, earth and wood mixed structure. It was built in Ming Zhengde in the second year (1507), Qing Shunzhi five years (1648) destroyed in the Bingyu, Kangxi seven years (1668) rebuilt, Qianlong, Guangxu years repaired. The tower is divided into two parts, the tower is 21 meters high. The terrace is built of earthen plate, blue brick is wrapped, the plane is square, the edge is 32 meters long, the height is 9 meters, the four-sided central axis arch, the door is 4 meters wide, the height is 5 meters, the door is inlaid with brick carving, the amount of the question: East "up", West "bincheng", South "ying", North "zhenyuan". The northwest corner is built with stone steps, and the outer three-story and inner two-story wooden buildings are built on the terrace. The floor is wide and deep, and the bottom is 16 meters wide. The original four sides are: East "Jincheng Spring Rain", West "Yuguan Xiaoyue", South "Qilian Snow", North "Juyan Ancient Mu". The southeast corner of the building hangs Tang Zhong, and the "renovation of the Ganzhou suspension bridge and Jingyuan building monument" built by Guangxu in the north for 24 years. It is well preserved. Zhangye Drum Tower is a representative ancient building in Zhangye City, which has important value for studying the architectural system, architectural history and architectural technology of the Ming and Qing Drum Towers. In 2006, Zhangye Drum Tower was listed as the sixth batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country with the approval of the State Council.