Xihua Gate
Xihuamen or Xihua Gate is the western entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is situated just south of the complex's west wall.
- Building
- Description: west gate of the Forbidden City
- Also known as“West Glorious Gate”“Xihuamen”“西华门屏风楼1”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Meridian Gate
The Meridian Gate or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
370 metres east of Xihua Gate
Hall of Supreme Harmony
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
480 metres northeast of Xihua Gate
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.
Donghuamen
Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center…
Xichang’anjie
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, Beijing.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Xihua Gate
- Category: gatehouse
- Location
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Latitude
39.91285° or 39° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
116.38678° or 116° 23′ 12″ east
Open location code
8PFRW97P+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Xihua Gate” goes by many names.
西华门Chinese
西華門Chinese
西華門Japanese
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