Forbidden City Concert Hall

Forbidden City Concert Hall is a 1,419-seat multi-purpose venue in . The name of the venue came from the fact that it is located within the grounds of the Beijing Zhongshan Park, a vast former imperial altar Shejitan and now a public park located to the southwest of the and in the Imperial City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Altar of Earth and Harvests.

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.

Place of worship
Soil and grain was a common Chinese political term in the Sinosphere for the state. During the Chinese Warring States period, ministers defied their rulers by claiming a greater loyalty to the "soil and grain".

City gate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the in , . Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs. is situated 340 metres northeast of Forbidden City Concert Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.

Suburb
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.

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

Forbidden City Concert Hall

Latitude
39.90934° or 39° 54′ 34″ north
Longitude
116.38942° or 116° 23′ 22″ east
Brand
保利剧院
Operator
保利剧院
Open location code
8PFRW95Q+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 149216919
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5467326
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Forbidden City Concert Hall” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Zhōngshān Gōngyuán Yīnyuètáng
  • Chinese: 中山公园音乐堂
  • Chinese: 中山音乐堂
  • Korean: 중산공원음악당
  • Russian: концертный зал парка Чжуншань
  • Vietnamese: Nhà hát Công viên Trung Sơn

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Highlights include Duanmen and 故宫文化服务中心.

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