Poetry Cafe

Poetry Cafe is a café in , which is located on 南池子大街. Poetry Cafe is situated nearby to the city gate , as well as near the Buddhist temple .
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Email: 7753206@qq.com
  • Type: Café
  • Cuisine: coffee shop, cake, sandwich, pasta, and tea
  • Address: 南池子大街 15

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Place of worship
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The , or Taimiao of , is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the , where during both the Ming and Qing dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors. is situated 430 metres southwest of Poetry Cafe.

City gate
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The or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the in , . Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs. is situated 490 metres west of Poetry Cafe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Dongsi.

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Dongcheng District is in . 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.

Suburb
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is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, . , at the intersection of what is now Avenues North, South and West and Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty. is situated 2½ km northeast of Poetry Cafe.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

Poetry Cafe

Latitude
39.91306° or 39° 54′ 47″ north
Longitude
116.39667° or 116° 23′ 48″ east
Open location code
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