Dongsi

Dongsi is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, . Dongsi, at the intersection of what is now Dongsi Avenues North, South and West and Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty.
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  • Type: Suburb with 43,000 residents
  • Description: Subdistrict of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Dongsi Subdistrict” and “Dongsi Subdistrict, Beijing”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beijing Workers‘ Stadium and Dongsi Mosque.

Stadium
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The original Workers' Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in , , 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.

Mosque
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The is a in Dongsi Subdistrict, , , .

Mosque
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The is a in Dongcheng District, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Jingshan Subdistrict.

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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 a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , . It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in eastern portion of Dongcheng District, , . It consists of 9 communities. As of 2020, this subdistrict has a population of 30,473.

Dongsi

Latitude
39.92925° or 39° 55′ 45″ north
Longitude
116.41773° or 116° 25′ 4″ east
Population
43,000
Open location code
8PFRWCH9+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8985515558
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q5296035
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Dongsi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Dōngsì Jiēdào”
  • Chinese: “东四街道”
  • French: “Dongsi jiedao”
  • French: “sous-district de Dongsi”
  • French: “Sous-district de Dongsi”
  • Gan Chinese: “东四街道”
  • Indonesian: “Subdistrik Dongsi”
  • Japanese: “東四街道”
  • Korean: “둥쓰가도”
  • Spanish: “Dongsi Subdistricto”
  • Urdu: “دونگسی ذیلی ضلع، بیجنگ”
  • Urdu: “دونگسی ذیلی ضلع”
  • Wu Chinese: “东四街道”

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