Upper Chariot Courtyard
Upper Chariot Courtyard is a building in Beijing, North China. Upper Chariot Courtyard is situated nearby to the city gate 左翼门, as well as near the building Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Forbidden City
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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.
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Palace
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The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Hall of Supreme Harmony is situated 240 metres west of Upper Chariot Courtyard.
Forbidden City
Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. Forbidden City is situated 320 metres northwest of Upper Chariot Courtyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.
Donghuamen
Suburb
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Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Suburb
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Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.
Central Dongcheng
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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.
Upper Chariot Courtyard
- Type: Building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9155° or 39° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
116.39354° or 116° 23′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW98V+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 40544226OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Upper Chariot Courtyard” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “shangsiyuan”
- Chinese: “上驷院”
- Vietnamese: “Thượng Tứ Viện”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 左翼门 and Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence.
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