Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, originally built in 1553

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Yongdingmen, Beijing

Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, originally built in 1553.

Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, originally built in 1553. It was demolished in 1956 for the new road system in Beijing, and a new Yongdingmen was reconstructed at the site of the old city gate in 2004. The entrance to the 34 metre high gate tower is flanked by 2 Chinese guardian lions.


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About Yongdingmen

 Yongdingmen E St, Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Yongdingmen and Nearby Sights on Map

Beijing Museum of Natural History

Large museum with a lot of information on nature, but some of the exhibitions are a bit old fashioned

Song Tang Zhai Museum of Traditional Chinese Folk Carving

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Museum of Ancient Architecture

Museum with a model of Beijing ancient city as well as exhibits of Beijing's ancient architecture

Taoranting Park

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Temple of Heaven

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Qianmen

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Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall

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Legation Quarter

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Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Mao's mausoleum

Monument to the People's Heroes

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