Tian’anmen West

Tian'anmenxi Station is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It is located near , the , and the .
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Beijing Subway station in Xicheng, Beijing
  • Also known as: “Tian’anmen West station”, “Tian’anmen Xi (W) station”, “Tian’anmenxi station”, and “Tiananmen West station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and National Centre for the Performing Arts.

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.

Theater building
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The , colloquially described as The Boiled Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, , . is situated 320 metres southwest of Tian’anmen West.

City gate
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Qianmen is the colloquial name for , a gate in 's historic . The gate is situated to the south of and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. is situated 1 km southeast of Tian’anmen West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xichang’anjie and Dashilan.

Suburb
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Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, . The subdistrict got its name from the Chang'an Avenue. As of 2020, it had 11 residential communities under its administration, containing a total population of 36,645…

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China. is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, , . is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.

Tian’anmen West

Latitude
39.90597° or 39° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
116.38516° or 116° 23′ 7″ east
Open location code
8PFRW94P+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6447754030
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q842095
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Satellite Map

Discover Tian’anmen West from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tian’anmen West” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Tiān’ānmén-Xī”
  • Chinese: “天安門西站”
  • Chinese: “天安门西”
  • Chinese: “天安门西站”
  • Chinese: “天西”
  • French: “Tian’anmen Xi”
  • German: “Tian’anmen West”
  • Italian: “Tian’anmenxi”
  • Italian: “Tiananmen Ovest”
  • Italian: “Tiananmenxi”
  • Japanese: “天安門西”
  • Japanese: “天安門西駅”
  • Korean: “톈안먼시역”
  • Macedonian: “Тјенанмен Запад”
  • Manchu: “ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠᡳ ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ”
  • Russian: “Тяньаньмэнь-Си”
  • Wu Chinese: “天安门西站”
  • Yue Chinese: “天安門西站”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Xinhua Gate and Huabiao.

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