Dongzhimen District

Dongzhimen was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing.

Type: Neighborhood with 40,000 residents
Description: city gate in Dongcheng district, Bejing
Also known as: “Dongzhimen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dongzhimen and Dongzhimen Public Transport Hub.

Dongzhimen

Railway stop

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Dongzhimen station is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 13 and the Capital Airport Express of the Beijing Subway. Dongzhimen is the eastern terminus for Line 13 service.

Dongzhimen Public Transport Hub

Bus station

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Dongzhimen Public Transport Hub is a bus station.

The original Workers' Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004. The stadium was demolished in 2020 and reopened under the same name on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beixinqiao and Sanlitun.

Beixinqiao

Suburb

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Beixinqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The Yonghe Temple is located here. The subdistrict consists of 10 communities.

Sanlitun

Suburb

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Sanlitun Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the western side of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. In the year 2020, it had a population of 32,347. The name Sanlitun is based on the fact that at the time of the naming, during the Qing dynasty, it was three li away from Dongzhimen, the nearest city gate of Beijing.

Dongzhimen

Suburb

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Dongzhimen Subdistrict is a district on the northeastern side of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, the subdistrict's total population is 46,712.