The Yu Qian Temple is located at No. 23 Xibiaopei Hutong, Dongcheng District. The original gate plaque read “Yu Zhongsu Gong Ci.” Yu Qian (1398–1457)...
On the east side of Xiaochangkou Road outside Xuanwumen Gate Street, there used to be a very famous east-west alley called Haibo Hutong. It became well known because...
The Gongyuan was an examination hall for the imperial civil service examinations in ancient times, the place where candidates were selected through exams to serve the emperor or the state...
Huang Temple is located on Huangsi Street outside Andingmen in Beijing. Since there are both an East Huang Temple and a West Huang Temple, it is also referred to as Shuang Huang Temple. The East Huang Temple, also known as Pujing Chanlin, ...
The late Qing Dynasty institution in China responsible for foreign affairs, dispatching envoys abroad, as well as overseeing trade, coastal defense, tariffs, mining and railways, postal and telegraph services, military industry, the Tongwen Guan (School of Combined Learning), and the dispatch of students overseas...
Houhai refers to the Shichahai area, which consists of three water bodies: Qianhai (Front Lake), Houhai (Back Lake), and Xihai (West Lake). To distinguish it from the “former three seas” — Beihai (North Sea), Zhonghai (Central Sea), and Nanhai (South Sea) — it is called the “latter three seas.”
The Temple of the God of Literature is one of the Five Altars and Eight Temples of Beijing, located in Mao’er Hutong in the northern part of the city, also known as the Temple of Wenchang and Zitong. The Wenchang Palace, also called the Wenchang Temple, …
The five historical renovations of Qianmen Street The first — 1679 (the 18th year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty), reason for renovation: A major earthquake struck the capital...
Bagongfang can be called the No.1 workshop in Beijing. Once fully completed, it will cover a total area of 42,000 square meters, encompassing nearly 100 artistic categories and housing works by over a hundred craft masters...
The Beijing Qian Ding Old Liquor Museum was strictly approved by relevant national authorities and is located at No. 69 Zhaofu Street, north of the Bell and Drum Towers on Beijing's central axis…
Destination Introduction: Beixin Warehouse is located at No. A16, Beixin Warehouse Hutong, Dongcheng District. It served as a grain storage facility during the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Yuan Dynasty, the area around Dongzhimen...
The Poly Art Museum was established in December 1999, making it the first museum founded by a large state-owned enterprise on the Chinese mainland. Its mission is to promote...
The Hall of Pǔdù Temple is located in Pǔdù Temple Front Lane within Nánchízi Street, Dongcheng District. The original site was part of the Hóngqìng Palace in the southern city during the Ming Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, it served as the residence of...
Nanguan Park is located inside Dongzhimen. During the Ming Dynasty, this area was a copper smelter. In 1956, the municipal planning bureau approved the site as green space, and based on...
Juer Hutong is located in the northwest part of Dongcheng District, Beijing. It starts from Jiaodaokou South Street in the east, extends to Nanluoguxiang in the west, neighbors Houyuansi Hutong to the south, and connects to...
Wudao Temple is located at the intersection between Tieshu Xiejie and Yingtao Xiejie, west of Hanjiatan in Xuanwu District. The temple features the Hall of the Jade Emperor, which contains...
Yongdingmen Park (Chongwen Area) was completed in September 2004, with a total green space area of 138,000 square meters. The green area is ship-shaped,…
The Princess Heping’s Mansion is located at No. 7 Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (formerly Iron Lion Lane). It was the residence granted to...
Dongsi Olympic Community Park covers a total area of approximately 10,800 square meters. It features large-scale trees and shrubs along with seasonally varied plantings...
The Dongcheng District Children's Palace Theater (Tiandi Theater) is located on the east side of the northbound area of Dongsi Shitiao Overpass on the East Second Ring Road, on the first floor of the Dongcheng District Children's Palace building...