Chongwenmenwai

Chongwenmenwai is a suburb in , . Chongwenmenwai is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and Beijing Railway Station.

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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central . The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station in Dongcheng District, . The station is located just southeast of the city centre inside the Second Ring Road with Beijing Station Street to the north and the remnants of the city wall between and to the south.

Mosque
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chongwen and Chaoyang.

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, formerly District, is an area in . Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.

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District is in . While district does not have that many tourist sites, most visitors to Beijing will find themselves in at some point: especially for visiting the art districts, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

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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.

Chongwenmenwai

Latitude
39.89338° or 39° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
116.42075° or 116° 25′ 15″ east
Open location code
8PFRVCVC+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8985515583
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Chongwenmenwai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “崇文门外街道”
  • Korean: “충원먼와이가도”

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