The Ancient Drum Tower in Fucheng, Haikou, is a six-century-old structure built in 1372 during the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu reign by commander Wang You as part of the defensive walls of Qiongzhou Prefecture — Hainan's historic political, cultural, and military capital established in 972. 

Originally known as the Chao Tower, it was rebuilt in 1788 by Qing official Wu Dian and renamed the Wenming Tower, featuring a stone archway over ten meters long topped by a timber pavilion bearing inscriptions including "Magnificent View of Hainan" and "Civilization of Qidian."