Queyoumen
Queyoumen is a city gate in Beijing, North China. Queyoumen is situated nearby to the city gate Meridian Gate, as well as near the military installation The Honorable Chinese’s People Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force and Flag Bearing Guard..Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Meridian Gate.
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.
Meridian Gate
City gate
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The Meridian Gate or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the Meridian Gate has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs. Meridian Gate is situated 100 metres northeast of Queyoumen.
Imperial Ancestral Temple
Place of worship
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The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao of Beijing, is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the Forbidden City, where during both the Ming and Qing dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors. Imperial Ancestral Temple is situated 320 metres southeast of Queyoumen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.
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.
Xichang’anjie
Suburb
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Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, Beijing. 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…
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.
Queyoumen
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91133° or 39° 54′ 41″ northLongitude
116.39035° or 116° 23′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW96R+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 638249692OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Queyoumen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阙右门”
- Russian: “врата Цюэюмэнь”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Honorable Chinese’s People Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force and Flag Bearing Guard. and Quezuomen.
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