Gates of Beijing

thumb|upright=1.2|Tian'anmen in 2020

300px|thumb|View of the archery tower's facade

thumb|right|250px|The Deshengmen archery tower thumb|250px| Deshengmen at night with the barbican in the foreground Deshengmen () is a city gate that was once part of Beijing's northern city wall. It is one of Beijing's few preserved city gates and now stands as a landmark on the northern 2nd Ring Road.

ancient walls and towers around Beijing

Yongdingmen () was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. In 2005, the Yongdingmen was reconstructed at the site of the old city gate. This new gate is disconnected from the original road leading towards the gate and into the city (see photograph below).

southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City

thumb|Andingmen in 1860 thumb|right|Atop the city wall at Andingmen in 1860 Andingmen () was a gate in Beijing's Ming-era city wall, which were built to protect the emperor and people against northern invaders. Like so many others, the gate was torn down in the 1950s.

former southern gateway to the imperial city in Beijing

'''Di'anmen (), previously Bei'anmen''' (and commonly known as the "back gate"), was an imperial gate in Beijing, China. The gate was first built in the Yongle period of the Ming dynasty, and served as the main northern gate to the Imperial City (the southern gate is the much more famed Tiananmen). The gate was located north of Jingshan Park and south of the Drum Tower. The gate was demolished in 1954. Efforts to restore it have been under way since 2013.

thumb|right|250px|Chongwenmen Gate circa 1906 Chongwenmen (; Manchu: ; Möllendorff: šu be wesihulere duka) was a gate that was part of Beijing's city wall in what is now Dongcheng District. The gate stood in the southeastern part of Beijing's inner city, immediately south of the old Beijing Legation Quarter. In the 1960s, the gate and much of the wall was torn down to make room for Beijing's second ring road. Today, Chongwenmen is marked by the intersection of Chongwenmen Nei (Inner) and Chongwenmen Wai (Outer) Street, which run north–south through the former gate, Chongwenmen East and Chongwe

thumb|The old Xizhimen gate thumb|Office Building over Xizhimen Subway Connection thumb|Subway #2 at Xizhimen Xizhimen () was a gate in the Beijing city wall and is now a transportation node in Beijing. The gate was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing. The gate was demolished in 1969.

thumb|Chaoyangmen from the west|alt=A wide divided street, seen from above, flanked by trees and medium-height high rises. The one on the left is somewhat curvilinear Chaoyangmen (; Manchu:; Möllendorff:šun be aliha duka) was a gate in the former city wall of Beijing. It is now a transportation node and a district border in Beijing. It is located on the border of Chaoyang District and Dongcheng District, Beijing. Running from north to south is the eastern 2nd Ring Road. The Beijing Subway (Line 2 and Line 6) has a station at Chaoyangmen.

thumb|Dongzhimen in 1908 thumb|The landmark of Dongzhimen today - the headquarters of China National Petroleum Corporation/[[PetroChina]] Dongzhimen () was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing.

thumb|250px|Beijing City Walls __NOTOC__ '''Guang'anmen, also known as the , Guangningmen and Zhangyimen''', was a city gate of old Beijing, constructed during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (1521–1567) of the Ming Dynasty. This gate was part of Beijing's city wall, situated south-west of the city center and facing east. Guang'anmen served as a main entrance to Beijing. ==History== The Records of the Capital at Yan , written by the Qing historian Gu Sen read: "Of the seven outer city gates, the one facing east is called Guangningmen. 15 li to the west of the gate is Lugou Bridge; if you cro

former gate in southern Beijing that was demolished in 1965

Northern gate of the Forbidden City

gate in Beijing, China

gate in Beijing, China

Gate of Forbidden City, Beijing, China

gate in Beijing, China

Hepingmen (), literally meaning the Gate of Peace, was a gate in Beijing's former city wall. In the 1960s, the gate was torn down to make room for Beijing's second ring road. Today, Hepingmen is a transport node in Beijing as well as the location of Hepingmen Station on Line 2 of Beijing's subway system.