Xizhimen

Xizhimen was a gate in the and is now a transportation node in . The gate was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing. The gate was demolished in 1969.
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 53 metres (174 feet)
  • Description: former gate in the Beijing city wall
  • Also known as
    “Hsi-chih Men”
    “Itsi-chi Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xizhimen and Beijingbei.
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station is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway.
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railway station, formerly known as Xizhimen… is situated 1 km northwest of Xizhimen.
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The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, more often… is situated 1 km east of Xizhimen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xinjiekou and Beitaipingzhuang.
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is a subdistrict of Xicheng District of , China.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in Haidian District, , China.
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict…

Xizhimen

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Latitude
39.93889° or 39° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
116.35028° or 116° 21′ 1″ east
Open location code
8PFRW9Q2+H4
Geo­Names ID
1788106
Wiki­data ID
Q4567887

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Xizhimen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيجيمن”
  • Chinese: “西直門”
  • Chinese: “西直门”
  • French: “Xizhimen”
  • Indonesian: “Xizhimen”
  • Japanese: “西直門”
  • Manchu: “ᡨᠣᠪ ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Xizhimen”
  • Norwegian: “Xizhimen”
  • Swedish: “Xizhimen”
  • Thai: “ประตูซีจี้”
  • Thai: “ประตูซีจี๋อ”
  • Urdu: “شیژیمین”

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