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94 ❯❯ Beijing Area by Area

Western Beijing

Xicheng, meaning “West City,” is the central district
west of the Forbidden City and the lakes.
Beijingers think of this area as a seat of
money and learning – both the Financial
District and Haidian University are here.
Western Beijing is best experienced as
a series of half-day expeditions: a visit to
the Military Museum with a look at the
Millennium Monument afterward, or
a trip to the aquarium followed by the
Gilded bronze statue Temple of the Five Pagodas. Expect to
at the Capital Museum make liberal use of taxis and the subway.
Capital Museum
1 in general and Beijing’s history in
particular. The five-story building
MAP B4 • 16 Fuxing Men Wai
Dajie, Xicheng • 6337 0491 • Subway: is easily recognizable thanks to its
Muxidi • Open 9am–5pm Tue–Sun huge bronze cylinder. Exhibits
• www.capitalmuseum.org.cn include porcelain art, calligraphy,
The popular Capital Museum Buddha statues, furniture, and
celebrates China’s civilization crafts. Reserve online.
WESTERN BEIJING
BETAIPIN-
MINZUXUEYUAN BAISHIQIAO LU GAOLIANGQIAO LU XIZHI MEN BEIDAJIE GZHUANG Jishuitan
NAN LU
DESHENG MEN XI DAJIE
( T H I R D R I N G R O A D ) ZI Z H U Y UA N LU National Beijing DONGWUYUAN LU Xizhi Men Xizhi XIZHI MEN NEI DAJIE XINJIEKOU BEI DAJIE Xing Jie
WANSHOU SI LU
(SECOND RING ROAD)
SIDAOKOU LU
Zizhuyuan
Library
Park
Zoo
XIZ H I ME N WA I DA J I E
ZHAODENGYU
BAISHIQIAO
CHEGONGZHUANG ANGUAN LU
XIZHI
DAJIE
Baishiqiao
SANLIHE LU
MEN
South
Ping’anli
CHEGONGZHUANG XIDAJIE XIZHIMEN WAI NAN LU DAJIE BEILISHI LU XIZHI MEN NAN Men PING'AN DAJIE LU XINJIEKOU NAN DAJIE Kou
ZHANL
Chegong
ZHENGGUANG BAIWANZHUANG XILU BAIWANZHUANG JIE BEI DAJIE Zhuang TAIPING QIAO DAJIE XISI BEI DAJIE
Baiduizi GANJIAKOU FUCHENG MEN Xi Si X ISHIKU DAJIE
X I S A N H U A N B E I L U Yuyuan Lake Tan Park SANLIH E LU YUETAN BEIJIE FUCHENG MEN NAN DA JIE (SECOND RING ROAD) Fucheng TAIPING Q IAO DAJIE NEI DAJIE
FUC H EN G LU FUCHENG MEN WAI DAJIE FUCHENG MEN XI'AN MEN DAJIE
HAIDIAN
FUCHENG
XIDAN BEI DAJIE
Yuyuan
S A N L I H E D ON G LU
MEN
Men
WUDING HUTONG
PICAI HUTONG
Hutong
YU YUAN TAN NAN LU
Muxidi YUETAN NANJIE N ANLISHI L U XICHENG Lingjing
FUXING LU FUXING MEN WAI DAJIE Fuxing Men Xidan
YANGFANGDIAN LU B E IF E NG WO LU MUXIDI NAN DAJIE Changchun XUANWU MEN NAI DAJIE
Gongzhufen Military BAIYUN LU Nanlishi Lu XIBIANMENWAI DAJIE FUXING MEN NEI DAJIE XI CHANG'AN
Museum
JIE
Jie
Lianhuaqiao Xuanwu
FUXING MEN
Men
Beijing West L I A NHUAC HI D ON G LU
0 kilometers 1 SHIJINGSHAN BEISHUNCHENGLIE GUANG'ANMEN XIBIANMENNEI Top 10 Sights
see pp94–7
0 miles 1 Daguanying DAJIE
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