Zhangye Bell and Drum Tower is another ancient building comparable to Jiuquan Drum Tower in Gansu. Its building plane is square, all covered with blue bricks, the base is lined with stone strips, the top of the platform is built with a one-meter-high female wall, and the lower four central axes are opened with voucher-shaped door openings. The plane of the doorway is cross-shaped and connected with four streets for passage; There are five layers of brick coupons on the top of the doorway, with brick plaques embedded on them, with Xu Sheng in the east, Binsheng in the west, Yingxun in the south and Zhenyuan in the north. The pavilion has two floors up and down, and plaques are hung on all sides of the double eaves. There are "Spring Rain in Jincheng" in the east, "Jade Pass and Xiaoyue" in the west, "Looking at Snow in Qilian" in the south and "Juyan Ancient Ranch" in the north. After the reconstruction in the seventh year of Kangxi (1668), it was changed to "nine days in sight" in the east, "distinguished guests of all countries" in the west, "four masters of music and education" in the south and "lakes and mountains" in the north.

The architectural form and structural style of Xi Anzhong Drum Tower are similar to Jiuquan Drum Tower. The building has a wooden structure with double eaves arch and roof corner, and has three floors. Each floor is decorated with a bucket. The building foundation covers an area of 1377.64 square meters, and Si Tong Street has its own opening. The base is square, 8.6 meters high and 35.5 meters wide, made of blue bricks. The building is 27.4 meters high. From the ground to the roof, it is 36 meters high. There are stairs that can spiral up for tourists to visit. The Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1380), rebuilt in the 13th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1674) and in the 5th year of Qianlong (1740), but the staircase still maintains its original architectural style. This nine-story, three-story building is a Shui Mu-style building with three double eaves on the top of Xieshan Mountain. The seats are 38 meters wide, 52.6 meters long and 8.7 meters high, all made of blue bricks. The building is 24.3 meters high and 33 meters high. There is a ticket gate 6 meters high and 6 meters wide between the north and the south. In the north, there is a plaque that is "heard in the sky" and in the south, there is a plaque that is "a civil and military resort". The building is built in the center of the pedestal, stable and thick.

Xuzhou Bell and Drum Tower is actually a bell tower, which is in sharp contrast with Jiuquan Drum Tower in structure, style, characteristics and function. Located in the center of Datong Street in Xuzhou City, the building is a five-story square tower-shaped building with a mixed structure, with a height of about 20m and a building area of1.20m2.. According to the records of Yunlong district, this building was originally built to report fire, so it is also called "Wanghuo Building". Every time a fire breaks out, a different bell is used to indicate the direction of the fire, so that the public can hear it and put out the fire. However, this "Wanghuo Building" never reported a fire alarm and was almost destroyed by a nearby fire. 1932, Datong Street paved the first asphalt road in Xuzhou, and it was also decided to replace the big bell of the Bell and Drum Tower with a new look. It is understood that this clock is a heavy hammer chain gear clock, with ceramic tiles on all sides, a Roman clock face, and the hands are one meter long. In the 1960 s, the clock face was changed into a white painted glass face, and Arabic numerals, numbers and hands were filed with hollow steel plates. Due to years of wear and tear, the clock later stopped swinging.