Taoranting Park
Taoranting Park is a major city park located in Xicheng District to the north of Beijing South railway station, in the southern part of the city. A former location for literati to get together, while most of Beijing's gardens were reserved only for imperial…Photo: Yeti-Hunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: city park in Xuanwu District, Beijing, China
- Also known as: “Leasure Pavilion Park” and “Taoranting Gongyuan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niujie Mosque and Fayuan Temple.
Niujie Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Niujie Mosque, also known as the Oxen Street House of Worship, or the Oxen Street Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Beijing, China. It was built in 996 CE during the Liao dynasty, destroyed during the Mongol conquest of China, was rebuilt during the 15th century, and was reconstructed and enlarged during the 17th century, under the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
Fayuan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fayuan Temple, situated in the southwest quarter of central Beijing, is one of the city's oldest and most renowned Buddhist temples.
Yongdingmen
Photo: Kallgan, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taoranting and Xiluoyuan.
Taoranting
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taoranting Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeast part of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population is 42,231. This subdistrict got its name from the Taoranting Park that is located in the subdistrict.
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.
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.
Taoranting Park
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87356° or 39° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
116.3751° or 116° 22′ 30″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8PFRV9FG+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 30784976OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Taoranting Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taoranting Gongyuan”
- Chinese: “陶然亭”
- Chinese: “陶然亭公园”
- Chinese: “陶然亭公園”
- Esperanto: “Taŭĵanting-parko”
- Esperanto: “Taŭĵanting-Parko”
- Indonesian: “Taman Taoranting”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Taorantingparken”
- Norwegian: “Taorantingparken”
- Polish: “Park Taoranting”
- Russian: “Таожаньтин”
- Swedish: “Taoranting Gongyuan”
- Swedish: “Taorantingparken”
- Ukrainian: “Таожаньтін”
- Urdu: “تاورانتنگ پارک”
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