Hufangqiao
Hufangqiao Station is a station on Line 7 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 28, 2014 as a part of the stretch between Beijing West railway station and Jiaohuachang and is located between Caishikou and Zhushikou.Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Beijing Subway station in Xicheng, Beijing
- Also known as: “Hufangqiao station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Centre for the Performing Arts and Zhengyangmen.
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Theater building
The National Centre for the Performing Arts, colloquially described as The Boiled Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, Beijing, China. National Centre for the Performing Arts is situated 1½ km north of Hufangqiao.
Zhengyangmen
City gate
Photo: Eunice winG, CC BY 2.0.
Qianmen is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen, a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Zhengyangmen is situated 1½ km northeast of Hufangqiao.
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. Niujie Mosque is situated 1½ km west of Hufangqiao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chunshu and Dashilan.
Chunshu
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chunshu Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population is 27,417. The subdistrict got its current name due to its abundance of Chinese mahogany in the area, which were already present during the Ming dynasty.
Dashilan
Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dashilan Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in Beijing, China. Dashilan is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.
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.
Hufangqiao
- Categories: railway station, underground station, station, and transportation
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.8884° or 39° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
116.37748° or 116° 22′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8PFRV9QG+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3369459848OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q15953285
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Hufangqiao” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “虎坊桥”
- Chinese: “虎坊桥站”
- Chinese: “虎坊橋站”
- French: “Hufangqiao”
- Italian: “Hufangqiao”
- Japanese: “虎坊橋駅”
- Korean: “후팡차오역”
- Yue Chinese: “虎坊橋站”
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