City gate in Beijing, China
Zhengyangmen
Qianmen is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen, a gate in Beijing's historic city wall.
The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Although much of Beijing's city walls were demolished, Zhengyangmen remains an important geographical marker of the city. The city's central north–south axis passes through Zhengyangmen's main gate. It was formerly named Lizhengmen.
How locals move
Getting around Zhengyangmen the local way
- Get aroundMinibuses are very common in the countryside outside the urban areas.
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