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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: former gate in the Beijing city wall
  • Also known as: “Hsi-chih Men”, “Itsi-chi Gate”, and “Xizhi Men”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xizhimen and Beijingbei.

Metro station
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station is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway. Just outside this station is .

Railway station
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railway station, formerly known as Xizhimen railway station, is a railway station in . It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang railway. is situated 1 km northwest of Xizhimen.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, more often colloquially referred to as Xizhimen Church, is a Roman Catholic church located on the southern side at No. 130 of Xizhimen Neidajie in . It is commonly referred to as Xitang to the locals. is situated 1 km east of Xizhimen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xinjiekou and Beitaipingzhuang.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict of Xicheng District of , China. As of 2020, the subdistrict has a total population of 84,866. The subdistrict got its name from a section of road on the eastern portion of Xizhimennei Avenue, which used to be a river port but underwent land reclamation in 1438.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in Haidian District, , China. It borders to the northeast, to the east, and to the south, and to the west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, , China. In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the within it.

Xizhimen

Latitude
39.93889° or 39° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
116.35028° or 116° 21′ 1″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
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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