Chongwenmen

Chongwenmen was a gate that was part of city wall in what is now Dongcheng District. The gate stood in the southeastern part of Beijing's inner city, immediately south of the old Beijing Legation Quarter.
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: former city gate in Beijing
  • Also known as: Chongwen Men

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chongwenmen and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Metro station
Chongwen Men Station is an interchange station on Line 2 and Line 5 of the Beijing Subway at in Dongcheng District.

The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central . The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. is situated 2 km south of Chongwenmen.

Hotel
is a hotel, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Chongwenmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chongwen and Central Dongcheng.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
, formerly District, is an area in . Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.

Dongcheng District is in . It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.

District is in . While district does not have that many tourist sites, most visitors to Beijing will find themselves in at some point: especially for visiting the art districts, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

Chongwenmen

Latitude
39.89972° or 39° 53′ 59″ north
Longitude
116.41222° or 116° 24′ 44″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8PFRVCX6+VV
Geo­Names ID
6269124
Wiki­data ID
Q4567915
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Chongwenmen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Chông-bûn-mn̂g
  • Chinese: 哈德门
  • Chinese: 崇文門
  • Chinese: 崇文门
  • Chinese: 海岱门
  • Indonesian: Chongwenmen
  • Japanese: 崇文門
  • Manchu: ᡧᡠ ᠪᡝ ᠸᡝᠰᡳᡥᡠᠯᡝᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Chông-bûn-mn̂g
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Chongwenmen
  • Norwegian: Chongwenmen
  • Swedish: Chongwenmen
  • Thai: ประตูฉงเหวิน
  • Urdu: چونگوینمین

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