Jianguomen (Beijing), Jianguomen
Jianguomen may refer to: * Jianguomen (Beijing), a gate of the city wall of Beijing, now demolished ** Jianguomen Subdistrict, an administrative subdivision and a neighbourhood of Beijing ** Jianguomen station, a mass transit railway station * Jianguomen (Xi'an) See also * Jianguomen Inner Street, Beijing * Jianguomen Outer Street, Beijing * Tian Mingjian incident, also known as Jianguomen incident * Jianguo Road (other) Jianguo Road may refer to: * Jianguo Road (Beijing), in the People's Republic of China (China) * Jianguo Road (Taipei), in Taiwan (Republic of China) * Jianguo Road (Xi'an), near Jianguomen (Xi'an), China See also * Jianguomen Inner Street Jian ...

Jianguomen (Beijing)
Jianguomen () was a gate in the city wall that once stood in Beijing and is now a transportation hub to the east of city centre. At Jianguomen bridge, the eastern 2nd Ring Road divides Jianguomen Inner Street to the west from Jianguomen Outer Street to the east. A sub-district, Jianguomen Subdistrict is named after the gate. It is part of the Dongcheng district. History Jianguomen was not one of the 16 original gates in Beijing's 15th century Ming-era city wall. The gate was an opening on the east side of Beijing's inner city wall that was created in 1939 during the Japanese occupation of the city to enable access to the industrializing eastern suburbs of the city. The gate was formally named the ''Jianguomen'' in November 1945. At that time Beiping, as the city was then known, returned to Chinese rule. The oldest landmark at Jianguomen is the famous Beijing Ancient Observatory. In the 1970s, numerous embassies of Western countries opened in the area northwest of Jianguom ...
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Jianguomen Subdistrict
Jianguomen Subdistrict () is a subdistrict located in the eastern portion of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 9 residential communities within its 2.7 km2 area, and as of 2020 its totoal population is 33,094. The subdistrict is named after the Jianguomen, a gate on the eastern side of Beijing city wall that once stood in this region. History Administrative Division In 2021, there are 9 communities within the subdistrict: Local Landmarks * Zhihua Temple * Beijing Ancient Observatory The Beijing Ancient Observatory () is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty, and expanded during the Qing. It received major reorganization and many new, more accurate ... * Asbury Church References External links Official website (Archived) {{Subdistricts of Dongcheng District, Beijing Subdistricts of Beijing Dongcheng District, Beijing ...
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Jianguomen Station
Jianguomen Station () is an interchange station on Line 1, Beijing Subway, Line 1 and Line 2, Beijing Subway, Line 2 of the Beijing Subway at Jianguomen (Beijing), Jianguomen in Dongcheng District, Beijing, Dongcheng District and Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The station handles over 170,000 transfers between Lines 1 and 2 per day.() Station layout Both the line 1 and 2 stations have underground island platforms. Exits There are three exits, lettered A, B, and C. Exits B and C are accessible. Around the station * Office of the Macau Special Administrative Region in Beijing References External links

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