Duanmen

Duanmen, also known as the Gate of Uprightness, or Upright Gate, 端門 is a gate in 's Imperial City. It is located south of the . Proceeding north from the entrance to the Imperial City, it is the next gate after the Tian'anmen, or Gate of Heavenly Peace, and has a similar structure to that gate.
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  • City gate
  • …lies at an elevation of 53 metres (174 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gate of Uprightness”
  • Description: Gate in Beijing, China

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Imperial Ancestral Temple.
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The , located at the centre of …
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The , or Taimiao of … is situated 240 metres northeast of Duanmen.
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The or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the in , . is situated 350 metres north of Duanmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center…
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Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, .
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China.

Duanmen

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Latitude
39.909° or 39° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
116.39118° or 116° 23′ 28″ east
Open location code
8PFRW95R+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25097188
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­gatehouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
8384557
Wiki­data ID
Q15903496

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Duanmen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “端门”
  • Hebrew: “דוואנמן”
  • Japanese: “端門”
  • Manchu: “ᡨᠣᠪ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ”
  • Russian: “врата Дуаньмэнь”
  • Thai: “ประตูตวน”
  • Yue Chinese: “端門”

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