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St. Michael's Church (French: Église Saint-Michel; traditional Chinese: 聖彌厄爾教堂; simplified Chinese: 圣弥厄尔教堂), also called Dongjiaoming Street Church (东交民巷天主堂), [citation needed] is a church that was formerly in the French Legation of Beijing. It was built in 1901.
Chaonei No. 81 (simplified Chinese: 朝内81号; traditional Chinese: 朝內81號; pinyin: Cháo nèi bāshí yī hào, short for simplified Chinese: 朝阳门内大街81号; traditional Chinese: 朝陽門內大街81號; pinyin: Chāoyáng mén nèi dàjiē bāshí yī hào or Chaoyangmen Inner Street No. 81), sometimes referred to as Chaonei Church, [1] is a house located in the Chaoyangmen ...
It was the setting for the 2014 Chinese-language horror film The House That Never Dies. [4] The Forbidden City, located in the heart of Beijing, is a 100-hectare (250-acre) complex of former imperial palaces to which public entrance was forbidden, except for the members of the imperial family and their servants. Due to its very long history ...
Cuandixia (Chinese: 爨底下 村) is a historic village dating from the Ming dynasty located in Zhaitang (斋堂 镇), Mentougou District in Beijing, China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a popular tourist attraction known for its well preserved courtyard homes.
Line 2 of the Beijing Subway stops near Deshengmen at Jishuitan Station. Deshengmen is the terminus for many Beijing Bus routes, as well as a tourist bus that goes to Badaling Great Wall. 39°56′54.8″N 116°22′23.0″E / 39.948556°N 116.373056°E / 39.948556; 116.
Nanluoguxiang was built in the Yuan Dynasty and received its current name during the Qing Dynasty, around 1750.In recent years, the area's hutongs have become a popular tourist destination with restaurants, bars, live music houses, coffee shops, fast food and souvenir shops, as well as some old siheyuan associated with famous historic and literary figures.
It was the location of the tax office and customs authorities, because of its proximity to the Grand Canal, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east, by which rice and grains arrived in Beijing from the south. During the Ming dynasty , a number of ministries relocated into the area, including the Ministry of Rites, which was in charge of diplomatic matters.
Workers' Stadium National Museum of China Beijing railway station. The ten buildings are: [4] [5] The Great Hall of the People – Located on the western edge of Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People houses China's top legislative body, the National People's Congress, and is also used for other ceremonial activities.