Beierhuan City Park is situated along the northern section of Beijing’s Second Ring Road, stretching from Jiugulou Street to the south side of Yonghegong Bridge, covering an area of approximately 54,000 square meters…
The Well of Concubine Zhen is located on the Outer Eastern Road of the Forbidden City. After the failure of the Hundred Days' Reform in the 24th year of the Guangxu reign (1898) during the Qing Dynasty...
The Shuntianfu Hall is located at No. 45 Donggong Street in Dongcheng District. It was the main hall of the Shuntianfu government office during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Shuntianfu was responsible for local affairs within the capital region...
The former site of the Church of the Virgin Mary is located in the northeast corner of Qingnian Lake, outside Andingmen. It was originally the site of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary and the cemetery for Russian expatriates. The “Church of the Virgin Mary”…
Zhushikou Church is a Christian church established in Beijing by the Methodist Episcopal Church (Methodist Church), and it is also one of the few churches in Beijing that is still in use...
The Prince Su Mansion is located on the east side of Zhengyi Road in Dongcheng District. It was built during the Shunzhi era, and successive princes inherited it as their residence. In the 27th year of the Guangxu reign (1901)...
Xuanwumen Catholic Church is located inside Xuanwumen and is the first church in Beijing. It was built during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty when the Catholic Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci...
Dongmianhua Hutong isn’t deep, yet its name can be found on Beijing’s map. Dongmianhua Hutong, along with neighboring Gongwusi Hutong, Maor...
There are two Prince Rui’s Mansions: one is located near Putuo Temple south of Donghuamen Street, and the other is on Waijiaojie Street. The former was the residence of Prince Rui after he entered Beijing...
The ruins of Fahua Temple are located on the west side of the railway at the southern end of Xingfu East Street. Originally called Mituo Temple, it was commonly known as White Pagoda Temple or...
The Grand Princess Mansion was originally located in Dongcheng District. In the eighth year of the Tongzhi reign, it was converted into the residence of Princess Rong’an, the daughter of Emperor Xianfeng, and later bestowed upon Princess Rongshou…
During the Ming Dynasty, Beijing had three layers of city walls. The innermost was the Forbidden City, which remains well-preserved today. The outermost wall was demolished in the 1960s and 1970s, and its location roughly follows the route of today’s Second Ring Road. Between the inner and outer city walls, there was another wall known as the Imperial City. This wall was demolished in the early 20th century and gradually forgotten, with its exact location no longer known. In 2000, during the second phase of construction on Wangfujing Street, multiple ruins of the Ming Dynasty’s eastern Imperial City wall were discovered. To promote Chinese culture and provide residents with a new leisure and tourist attraction, the Beijing municipal government decided to build the Imperial City Wall Ruins Park on the site of the eastern wall ruins. The park officially opened to the public on September 11, 2001.
The Yangping Guild Hall Theater is located in the northwest of Chongwen District, near Xiaotong outside Qianmen. The guild hall was originally built during the Ming Dynasty and has undergone several renovations since. The theater was built later and reconstructed...
Beijing Railway Station was first built in 1901 (the 27th year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty), originally located on the east side of the Zhengyangmen barbican (now the site of the Old Station Mall and the Shou Tie Cultural Palace). It was formerly known as the "Peking–Fengtian Railway Zhengyangmen East Station." Over the course of history, it has also been called Qianmen Station, Beijing Station, Beiping Station, and Beiping East Station. On September 30, 1949, it was renamed Beijing Railway Station, the name it still holds today, and is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Capital."
Wanshou West Palace is located at No. A29, East Baizhifang Street, Xuanwu District, covering an area of 4.7 hectares. It is the first senior citizens' park in Beijing. W...
The site of the Hanlin Academy is located to the south of East Chang’an Avenue in Beijing today—within the area of the - . This site was originally the location of the Honglu Temple during the Ming Dynasty. In the seventh year of the Zhengtong era (1442)...
The Beijing People's Art Theatre was founded on June 12, 1952, as a Chinese drama troupe. The theatrical master Cao Yu was the founding director of this theatre...
Duan Qirui’s former residence is located in Cangnan Hutong (formerly known as Jizhao Hutong). This residence was originally the mansion of Yunhu, the 22nd son of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. During the Beiyang government period…
The Dongsi Mosque, also known as Faming Temple, is located on Dongsi South Street in Dongcheng District. The mosque faces east while the main structure sits to the west. It includes a prayer hall, north and south lecture rooms, ablution facilities…
Tongjiao Temple is located at No. 19, Zhenxian Hutong, Beixiaojie, Dongzhimen Inner, covering an area of more than 2,500 square meters. Originally built by eunuchs during the Ming Dynasty, it was later modified in the Qing Dynasty...