Front Chamber

Front Chamber is a building in Beijing, North China. Front Chamber is situated near Diamond Wall, as well as near the park Dingling Tomb.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dingling Tomb and Zhaoling Tomb.

Dingling Tomb

Park

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ming Dingling is a mausoleum in China where the Wanli Emperor, together with his two empresses Wang Xijie and Dowager Xiaojing, were buried. Dingling is one of the thirteen imperial tombs at Ming tombs in Changping district 45 km north of central Beijing. Dingling Tomb is situated 150 metres southeast of Front Chamber.

Zhaoling Tomb

Park

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Zhao Mausoleum is a mausoleum in China where the Longqing Emperor was buried. The mausoleum is one of the thirteen imperial tombs at Ming tombs in Changping District 45 km north of central Beijing. Zhaoling Tomb is situated 650 metres southwest of Front Chamber.

Yongling Tomb

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yongling Tomb is situated 3 km east of Front Chamber.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yanshou and Shisanling.

Yanshou

Town

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Yanshou Town is a town situated in the northeast of Changping District, Beijing, China. Surrounded by parts of Taihang Mountain Range on three sides, Yanshou Town borders Dazhuangke Township and Jiuduhe Town in its north, Qiaozi Town in its east, Xingshou and Cuicun Towns in its south, and Shisanling Town in its west. Yanshou is situated 2½ km east of Front Chamber.

Shisanling

Town

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shisanling Town is a town located in the northern part of Changping District, Beijing, China. Situated at the immediate south of Taihang Mountain Range, Shisanling shares border with Jingzhuang Town and Dazhuangke Township in the north, Yanshou Town in the east, Cuicun and Nanshao Towns in the southeast, Chengbei and Chengnan Subdistricts in the south, and Nankou Town in the west. Shisanling is situated 2½ km south of Front Chamber.

Chengbei Subdistrict

Suburb

Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chengbei Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the center of Changping District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Shisanling Town in its north, Nanshao Town in its east, Chengnan Subdistrict and Machikou Town in its south, and Chengnan Subdistrict in its west. Chengbei Subdistrict is situated 9 km southeast of Front Chamber.

Front Chamber

Type: Building
Also known as: “前殿”
Category: historic site
Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.29507° or 40° 17′ 42″ north

Longitude

116.21584° or 116° 12′ 57″ east

Open location code

8PGR76W8+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1328855360

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights: Diamond Wall and The Hall of Eminent Favour.

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