Left Middle Gate
Left Middle Gate is a city gate in Beijing, North China. Left Middle Gate is situated nearby to the city gate 左翼门, as well as near the palace Hall of Supreme Harmony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Hall of Supreme Harmony.
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.
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Palace
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Forbidden City
Museum
Photo: Kallgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 200 metres northwest of Left Middle Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Gulou.
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.
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.
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. Dongsi is situated 2½ km northeast of Left Middle Gate.
Left Middle Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.91581° or 39° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
116.39172° or 116° 23′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW98R+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 638507783OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Left Middle Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Zhōngzuǒmén”
- Chinese: “中左门”
- Russian: “врата Чжунцзомэнь”
- Vietnamese: “Trung Tả Môn”
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Highlights include 左翼门 and Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence.
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