Xuanwumen

Xuanwumen was a gate in 's former city wall. In the 1960s, the gate was torn down during the construction of the city's subway. Today, Xuanwumen is a transport node in Beijing as well as the location of Xuanwumen Station on Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: former gate in southern Beijing that was demolished in 1965
  • Also known as: “Chün Men”, “Hsüan-wu Men”, “Shun-chih Men”, “Shunchemen”, “Süanwumen”, “Xuanwu Men”, “順治門”, and “顺直门”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Xianwumen and Xuanwumen.

Church
Photo: alexandrine chan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception… is situated 160 metres northeast of Xuanwumen.

Metro station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xuanwu Men Station is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The … is situated 1½ km northeast of Xuanwumen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chunshu and Guang’anmennei.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the…

Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guang'anmennei Subdistrict is a subdistrict within the…

Suburb
Photo: 高晶, Public domain.
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, .

Xuanwumen

Latitude
39.89833° or 39° 53′ 54″ north
Longitude
116.36806° or 116° 22′ 5″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8PFRV9X9+86
Geo­Names ID
1788056
Wiki­data ID
Q7236988
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Xuanwumen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “宣武門”
  • Chinese: “宣武门”
  • Indonesian: “Xuanwumen”
  • Japanese: “宣武門”
  • Korean: “선무문”
  • Manchu: “ᡥᠣᡵᠣᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠠᠯᡤᡳᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Soan-bú-mn̂g”
  • Swedish: “Xuanwumen”
  • Thai: “ประตูซวนอู่”
  • Urdu: “شوانومین”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Xicheng and Financial Street Subdistrict, Beijing.

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