Jianguomen
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Jianguomen is a major transportation hub in Beijing
.
Flanked by Jianguomen Inner Street
to the west, Jianguomen Outer Street
to the east, the Eastern 2nd Ring Road runs through it in a north-south direction.
The Beijing subway
also has an interchange here at Jianguomen Station
; lines 1 and 2 cross at Jianguomen.
To the southwest of Jianguomen is the famous Beijing Ancient Observatory
.
Hotels Gloria Plaza (4 stars) and Jingduyuan (3 stars) are located on the eastern side of 2 Ring Road to the south of Jianguomen.
Jianguomen means "Gate of Founding of the Nation" in Chinese.
In 1994, a grudging army commander: "Tian Jianming" opened a firefight at Jianguomen as he tried to get to Tiananmen square
. He shot a taxi driver, a bus full of people, the Iranian ambassador and numerous para-military officers[?] before committing suicide. The entire process was captured on camera by someone in the Canadian embassy.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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Flanked by Jianguomen Inner Street
Jianguomen Inner Street
Jianguomen Inner Street is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue.Its path begins after the Dongdan intersection heading east until Jianguomen Bridge....
to the west, Jianguomen Outer Street
Jianguomen Outer Street
Jianguomen Outer Street is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue.It runs from Jianguomen Bridge in the west through to Guomao on the east.It runs through some remarkably commercialised areas...
to the east, the Eastern 2nd Ring Road runs through it in a north-south direction.
The Beijing subway
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...
also has an interchange here at Jianguomen Station
Jianguomen Station
Jianguomen Station is an interchange station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the Beijing Subway....
; lines 1 and 2 cross at Jianguomen.
To the southwest of Jianguomen is the famous Beijing Ancient Observatory
Beijing Ancient Observatory
The Beijing Ancient Observatory is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The revolutionary tools used within this ancient observatory were built in 1442 during the Ming Dynasty, and later amended during the Qing....
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Hotels Gloria Plaza (4 stars) and Jingduyuan (3 stars) are located on the eastern side of 2 Ring Road to the south of Jianguomen.
Jianguomen means "Gate of Founding of the Nation" in Chinese.
In 1994, a grudging army commander: "Tian Jianming" opened a firefight at Jianguomen as he tried to get to Tiananmen square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world...
. He shot a taxi driver, a bus full of people, the Iranian ambassador and numerous para-military officers[?] before committing suicide. The entire process was captured on camera by someone in the Canadian embassy.