Beijing Guozijian
The Beijing Guozijian, also known as the Imperial Academy or College, was China's national university during the late Yuan, late Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the last guozijian of China.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: construction
- Also known as: “Guozijian” and “Imperial College”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beijing Temple of Confucius and Yonghe Temple.
Beijing Temple of Confucius
Place of worship
Photo: luxtonnerre, CC BY 2.0.
Beijing Temple of Confucius is the second-largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Confucius's hometown of Qufu. Beijing Temple of Confucius is situated 130 metres southeast of Beijing Guozijian.
Yonghe Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yonghe Temple is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Yonghe Temple is situated 340 metres east of Beijing Guozijian.
Temple of Earth
Photo: David290, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of the Earth in Beijing, China, is located in the northern part of central Beijing, around the Andingmen area and just outside Beijing's second ring road. Temple of Earth is situated 690 metres north of Beijing Guozijian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dongzhimen and Ditan and Gulou.
Dongzhimen and Ditan
Photo: Rewindat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongzhimen and Ditan are areas in Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. They form the northernmost part of Dongcheng, northeast of the Forbidden City. Dongzhimen is one of Beijing's major commercial precincts.
Gulou
Photo: fangchen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulou is a part of Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. Gulou is considered the most charming area in Beijing.
Dongzhimen District
Neighborhood
Dongzhimen was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing.
Beijing Guozijian
- Categories: fixed construction, heritage site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.94567° or 39° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
116.40698° or 116° 24′ 25″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8PFRWCW4+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 30784273OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8384988Wikidata ID
Q718582
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beijing Guozijian” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Guózǐjiān”
- Chinese: “北京国子监”
- Chinese: “北京国子监辟雍”
- Chinese: “北京國子監”
- Chinese: “国子监”
- German: “Beijing Guozijian”
- Indonesian: “Guozijian, Beijing”
- Indonesian: “Universitas Guozijian, Beijing”
- Japanese: “北京国子監”
- Manchu: “ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠵᡠᠰᡝ ᠪᡝ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᡧᠠᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ”
- Manchu: “ᡤᡠᠸᠠ ᡯᡳ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ”
- Polish: “Akademia Cesarska w Pekinie”
- Russian: “Гоцзыцзянь”
- Ukrainian: “Гоцзицзянь”
- Urdu: “گؤزیجیان (بیجنگ)”
- Urdu: “گؤزیجیان”
- Wu Chinese: “北京国子监”
- Yue Chinese: “北京國子監”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 五道营社区 and 国子监社区.
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