The present drum tower is 39.3 meters (129 ft) high.[2] The stone base is about 40 meters (130 ft) long, 33 meters (108 ft) wide, and 13 meters (43 ft) high.[4] The wooden tower[5] faces south.[3] The traditional Chinese units of measurement are 7 jian in length and 5 in width; it has 3 stories and reaches 26 meters (85 ft) high.[4] Its two large placards read "First Tower of Yanmen" (t鴈門第一樓,s雁门第一楼,Yànmén Dìyī Lóu) and "Audible in All Directions" (t聲聞四達,s声闻四达,Shēng Wén Sì Dá).[2]
The tower holds a local museum.[5] One artifact is a 1.9-meter (6 ft 3 in)-tall stone lantern (t燈臺,s灯台,dēngtái) that was carved into the shape of Mount Wutai in Dongzhang c. 720.[1]