Yongdingmen Qiao
Yongdingmen Qiao is a bridge in Beijing, North China. Yongdingmen Qiao is situated nearby to the suburb Yongdingmenwai, as well as near Tianqiao.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yongdingmen and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Yongdingmen
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Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 2 km northeast of Yongdingmen Qiao.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
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The National Natural History Museum of China, previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. National Natural History Museum of China is situated 1¼ km north of Yongdingmen Qiao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yongdingmenwai and Tianqiao.
Yongdingmenwai
Suburb
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Yongdingmenwai Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the southern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. By the year 2020, it has a population of 64,790. The subdistrict got its name from Yongdingmen, a former front gate on the Beijing city wall.
Tianqiao
Suburb
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Tianqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.
Xiluoyuan
Suburb
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict is one of the 21 subdivisions of Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It is located on the northeast of Fengtai, borders Yongdingmenwai Subdistrict to the northeast, Dahongmen Subdistrict and Nayuan Township to the south and east, Majiabao Subdistrict and Huaxiang Township to the southwest, and You'anmen Subdistrict to the northwest.
Yongdingmen Qiao
- Type: Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87028° or 39° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
116.39306° or 116° 23′ 35″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8PFRV9CV+46GeoNames ID
6269007
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In Other Languages
“Yongdingmen Qiao” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “永定门桥”
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