Routes China BeijingDongcheng District
Half-day route of the Forbidden City building

Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

Half-day route of the Forbidden City building

Length2.1 mi
Elev. Gain236.2 ft
Est. Steps5000
Created by 杰瘦瘦
Introduction
Half-day route of the Forbidden City building is a 2.1 mile (5,000-step) route located near Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. This route has an elevation gain of about 236.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
第一次知道东华门还可以上来,因为没有走常规的游客路线,选择了看故宫的建筑修复展。在东华门的城楼上。没有什么游客,但是展览内容非常丰富可看,感叹前辈们对建筑的完整修复和古人的精美工艺。现代人看起来简单好操作的沙盘在古代却是用纸一层层糊上的。非常值得仔细看看

Beijing Subway

Place
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 22 lines including 20 conventional track metro lines, one maglev line and one light rail line. The rail network extends 636.8 km (395.7 mi) (or 628.0 km (390.2 mi) if the Xijiao light rail line were excluded) across 12 urban and suburban districts of Beijing, and has 391 stations.

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Place
The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Chinese: 太和殿; pinyin: Tài Hé Diàn; Manchu:ᠠᠮᠪᠠᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ;Möllendorff:amba hūwaliyambure diyan) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within China.

Meridian Gate

Place
The Meridian Gate or Wumen (simplified Chinese: 午门; traditional Chinese: 午門; pinyin: Wǔmén; Manchu: ᠵᡠᠯᡝᡵᡤᡳᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳᡩᡠᡴᠠ; Möllendorff: julergi dulimbai duka) is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the Meridian Gate has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs.

Gate of Supreme Harmony

Place
The Gate of Supreme Harmony (simplified Chinese: 太和门; traditional Chinese: 太和門; pinyin: Tàihémén; Manchu: ᠠᠮᠪᠠᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝᡩᡠᡴᠠ; Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure duka) is the second major gate in the south of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.The gate was originally built during the Ming dynasty, when it was called Fengtianmen (奉天門).

Imperial Ancestral Temple

Place
The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao (simplified Chinese: 太庙; traditional Chinese: 太廟; pinyin: Tàimiào) of Beijing, is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the Forbidden City, where during both the Ming and Qing Dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors.

Beijing Shejitan

Place
The Beijing Shejitan (北京社稷壇), also known as the Altar of Earth and Harvests or Altar of Land and Grain is a Confucian altar, located in the Zhongshan Park in Beijing. Built in 1421, it was used to perform the national soil and grain ceremonies. The Shejitan is also located in the opposite geometric location to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Guanganmen incident

Place
The Guang'anmen Incident (Japanese: 広安門事件, Hepburn: Kōanmmon Jiken), or Kuanganmen Incident, was an attack on the Japanese army by the National Revolutionary Army’s 29th Army that occurred on 26 July 1937 in the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War in Beiping, now Beijing, which was the under the control of the Hebei–Chahar Political Council.

East Glorious Gate

Historical

Zhendu Gate

Historical

Zhaode Gate

Historical
Route Details

Length

2.1 mi

Elev. Gain

236.2 ft

Est. Steps

5000
Created by
杰瘦瘦
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