There will be a drum head service and an address from the chief of the defence staff and the day will conclude with one of the biggest tri-service flypasts of the Queen's reign.

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Before dusk, head west toward the Drum and Bell Tower, located at the south of Hou Hai lake on Gulou Dajie, where you can wiggle your way down the hutongs once more.

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Evidence bore out what they had told me: turning my head obviously and unsubtly around always stopped the rotation of the drum.

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After a couple of drinks head next door to The End nightclub, for an eclectic range of electronic music, including the funky drum n' bass of Swerve on Wednesday nights.

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