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Author: * Sankira Qin -
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Date: Aug 28, 2004 - 16:56
You asked for it; you got it. This is what I've done so far for the district. This is only the write up. I'm working on a street level map as well. Hope this gives you a better idea of what we're looking for:
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Dongcheng
The Dongcheng District in Beijing is most well known as the location of The Ming Dynasty's Forbidden City, but there are many other sights there as well.
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Dongcheng District occupies the eastern half of the city center, spreading north and east from the southwest corner of Tian'an Men Square. It's essentially the eastern half of the Qing-era Tartar City and lies north of the wall that separates it from the Chinese City (of which the twin towers of the Qian Men or Front Gate are the most significant remaining fragments).
Historically, high ranking government officials and the aristocracy had their residences in the Dongcheng, Chaoyang, and Xicheng districts east and west of the Forbidden City. North of Chang'an Avenue and south of the Forbidden City, Dongcheng stretches eastward from the Forbidden City and contains many of Beijing's top attractions, including Tiananmen Square and Wangfujing Dajie, the great shopping street. Besides DongChangÁn Jie (The Forbidden City), it's northern sectors encompass major temples such as the Yonghe Gong (Lama Temple - Beijing's most popular), Confucius Temple, Zhongshan and Ditan Parks, the National Museum, the historic Bell and Drum Towers, and the major shopping streets of Wangfujing and Dongdan. In modern times, its northern and eastern borders have been enclosed by what is known as the Second Ring Road, which is where the city walls and gates once stood.
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