Nanjing Drum Tower Park.

Drum Tower Park is located to the west of the intersection of five main roads: Beijing East Road, Beijing West Road, Zhongshan Road, Zhongshan North Road, and Zhongyang Road. Drum Tower Hill is 40 meters above sea level and is part of the Zhongshan Mountain Range. The hill is home to the Ming Dynasty Drum Tower, and the park is named after the tower. The park is a cultural relic park and is under the jurisdiction of the Drum Tower District. The Drum Tower was first built in the 15th year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1382). In the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923), Drum Tower Park was established with the Drum Tower as the main body. In October of the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), the Nanjing Park Management Office was established, and Drum Tower Park was under its jurisdiction. The Drum Tower once had a meteorological station, and later served as a temporary office for the Central Astronomical Research Institute. After the Purple Mountain Observatory was built, the observatory moved out. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), the Drum Tower Park Office was established, and it also managed Qingliang Mountain and Jiming Temple Parks. In 1933, Drum Tower Park was established with the Drum Tower as the main body, covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters. In July of the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), a children's amusement park was built in the park. At the end of the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), after the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, the puppet government established the Drum Tower Park Office, which also managed Mochou Lake, Wutaishan, Qingliangshan, and street trees. In May of the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946), the Nationalist Government returned to Nanjing and established the Drum Tower Park Management Office.