Summer Palace West Gate
Summer Palace West Gate station is a station on Xijiao line of the Beijing Subway, it opened to the public on 30 December 2017.Photo: FRDian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Beijing Subway (light rail) station in Haidian, Beijing
- Also known as: “Summer Palace West Gate station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Summer Palace and Shi Fang (Marble Boat).
Summer Palace
Park
Photo: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Summer Palace or Yihe Garden was built by the Chinese Empress Cixi as a pavilion for quiet retreat. It is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. Summer Palace is situated 1 km northeast of Summer Palace West Gate.
Shi Fang (Marble Boat)
Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marble Boat, also known as the Boat of Purity and Ease, is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Shi Fang (Marble Boat) is situated 1½ km north of Summer Palace West Gate.
Chapeng
Railway station
Photo: Tyg728, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeng station is a station on Xijiao line of the Beijing Subway, it was opened on 30 December 2017. Chapeng is situated 1¼ km west of Summer Palace West Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qinglongqiao Subdistrict and Shuguang.
Qinglongqiao Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qinglongqiao Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Haidian District, Beijing. Summer Palace is located in this subdistrict. The subdistrict shares border with Malianwa and Shangdi Subdistricts in the north, Dongsheng Town and Qinghuayuan Subdistrict in the east, Wanliu Area and Sijiqing Town to the south, Xiangshan Subdistrict and Xibeiwang Town to the west.
Shuguang
Suburb
Shuguang Subdistrict is a subdistrict situated at the center of Haidian District, Beijing, China. It is bordering Wangliu Area in its north, Haidian and Zizhuyuan Subdistricts in its east, Balizhuang Subdistrict in its south, Tiancunlu Subdistrict and Sijiqing Town in its west. Shuguang is situated 2½ km southeast of Summer Palace West Gate.
Haidian
Town
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haidian Town, sometimes referred to as Wanliu Area, and formerly Haidian Township is a town of Haidian District, Beijing, located immediately to the east of Kunming Lake. Haidian is situated 3 km east of Summer Palace West Gate.
Summer Palace West Gate
- Categories: tram stop, station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.98452° or 39° 59′ 4″ northLongitude
116.25718° or 116° 15′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8PFRX7M4+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5621379388OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q46174701
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Summer Palace West Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “頤和園西門站”
- Chinese: “颐和园西门站”
- French: “Porte du palais d’Été”
- Japanese: “頤和園西門駅”
- Korean: “이화원서문역”
- Manchu: “ᡳ ᡥᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡳ ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ”
- Urdu: “سمر پیلس ویسٹ گیٹ اسٹیشن”
- Yue Chinese: “頤和園西門站”
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