Shouhuang Gate
Shouhuang Gate is a building in Beijing, North China. Shouhuang Gate is situated nearby to Shouhuang Palace, as well as near the historic site Temple of Water Thought.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Jingshan Park.
Forbidden City
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forbidden City, located at the centre of Beijing, 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.
Jingshan Park
Park
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Jingshan Park is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan.
Beihai Park
Park
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Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gulou and Central Dongcheng.
Gulou
Photo: fangchen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulou is a part of Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. Gulou is considered the most charming area in Beijing.
Central Dongcheng
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongcheng District is in Beijing. 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.
Dongsi
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongsi is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Dongsi, at the intersection of what is now Dongsi Avenues North, South and West and Chaoyangmen Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty.
Shouhuang Gate
- Type: Building
- Roof shape: hipped
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.92588° or 39° 55′ 33″ northLongitude
116.39036° or 116° 23′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW9GR+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 26390116OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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In Other Languages
“Shouhuang Gate” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Thọ Hoàng Môn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shouhuang Palace and Temple of Water Thought.
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