Gulou
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Beijing Temple of Confucius and Beijing Guozijian.
Beijing Temple of Confucius
Place of worship
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Beijing Temple of Confucius is the second-largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Confucius's hometown of Qufu.
Beijing Guozijian
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The Beijing Guozijian, located on Guozijian Street in Beijing, China, was China's national university during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the last Guozijian of China.
Yonghe Temple
Buddhist temple
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The Yonghe Temple, also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Dongzhimen and Ditan.
Central Dongcheng
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Dongcheng District is in Beijing. 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.
Dongzhimen and Ditan
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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.
Dongsi
Suburb
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Dongsi is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Dongsi, at the intersection of what is now Dongsi Avenues North, South and West and Chaoyangmen Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty.
Gulou
- Type: neighborhood
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.9358° or 39° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
116.4013° or 116° 24′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8PFRWCP2+8GWikidata ID
Q126406515
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Gulou” goes by many names.
- French: “Gulou”
- Italian: “Distretto di Gulou”
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