Qianmen

Qianmen station is a station on Line 2 and Line 8 of the Beijing Subway located near Qianmen.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: Beijing Subway station in Dongcheng, Beijing
  • Also known as: “Qian Men station” and “Qianmen station”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Zhengyangmen.

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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.

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.

Museum
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is situated 140 metres east of Qianmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dashilan and Qianmen.

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 in the western portion of Dongcheng District, , . In 2020, there are 9,081 permanent residents in this subdistrict.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429. The subdistrict was named after , an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.

Qianmen

Latitude
39.89868° or 39° 53′ 55″ north
Longitude
116.3925° or 116° 23′ 33″ east
Open location code
8PFRV9XV+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 701230220
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Wiki­data ID
Q847934
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Qianmen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Qiánmén”
  • Chinese: “前門站”
  • Chinese: “前门”
  • Chinese: “前门站”
  • Czech: “Čchien-men”
  • French: “gare Qianmen”
  • French: “Qianmen”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Qianmen”
  • Italian: “Qianmen (metropolitana di Pechino)”
  • Italian: “Qianmen”
  • Japanese: “前門”
  • Japanese: “前門駅”
  • Korean: “첸먼역”
  • Korean: “치엔먼 역”
  • Manchu: “ᡨᠣᠪ ᡧᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ”
  • Russian: “Цяньмэнь”
  • Wu Chinese: “前门站”
  • Yue Chinese: “前門站”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Archery tower of Zhengyangmen and 正阳桥遗址.

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