Xinhua Gate

Xinhuamen, also known as Xinhua Gate, is the main gate of Zhongnanhai, located on the north side of the middle section of West Chang'an Avenue in , .
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Photo: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: City gate
  • Description: gate of Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “New China Gate” and “Xinhuamen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and National Centre for the Performing Arts.

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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.

Theater building
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The , colloquially described as The Boiled Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, , . is situated 470 metres southeast of Xinhua Gate.

Theater building
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The is located on the Beixinhuajie in Xicheng District, near the west Chang'an Avenue, on the south of Liubukou. is situated 340 metres southwest of Xinhua Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xichang’anjie and Chunshu.

Suburb
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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
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, , . As of 2020, its total population is 27,417. The subdistrict got its current name due to its abundance of Chinese mahogany in the area, which were already present during the Ming dynasty.

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.

Xinhua Gate

Latitude
39.90632° or 39° 54′ 23″ north
Longitude
116.37971° or 116° 22′ 47″ east
Inception
1758
Open location code
8PFRW94H+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255625137
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q11081673
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Xinhua Gate” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “宝月楼”
  • Chinese: “新华门”
  • Chinese: “新華門”
  • German: “Neues-China-Tor”
  • German: “Xinhua-Tor”
  • Japanese: “新華門”
  • Literary Chinese: “新華門”
  • Yue Chinese: “新華門”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 湛虚楼 and 漱芳润.

Nearby Places

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