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Gate of Heavenly Purity

The Gate of Heavenly Purity is the main gate of the Inner Court of the , in , China. The gate once led people to Forbidden City's residential quarters.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City.

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The , located at the centre of , 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.

Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national complex housed in the at the core of , China.

Palace
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The , or Qianqing Palace is a palace in the in , China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court, located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. is situated 100 metres north of Gate of Heavenly Purity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Gulou.

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Dongcheng District is in . 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.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

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is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, . , at the intersection of what is now Avenues North, South and West and Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty. is situated 2½ km northeast of Gate of Heavenly Purity.

Gate of Heavenly Purity

Latitude
39.91783° or 39° 55′ 4″ north
Longitude
116.39071° or 116° 23′ 27″ east
Open location code
8PFRW99R+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 638807674
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q10879933
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gate of Heavenly Purity” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Qiánqīngmén”
  • Chinese: “乾清門”
  • Chinese: “乾清门”
  • Esperanto: “Pordego de Ĉiela Puro”
  • German: “Tor der Himmlischen Reinheit”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Kemurnian Surgawi”
  • Japanese: “乾清門”
  • Manchu: “ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᠮᡝᠨ”
  • Thai: “ประตูเฉียนชิง”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiền Thanh Môn”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gate of Heavenly Purity”. Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.