Spanning an area of 24.7 square kilometres, and home to 600,000 inhabitants, Beijing's Dongcheng District (Simplified Chinese: 东城区, Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngchéng Qū, English translation: East City District) covers some relatively important parts of Beijing. Wangfujing and Dongdan, as well as the Beijing Railway Station, the Eastern Chang'an Avenue, and the northeastern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road, all belong to its jurisdiction. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Beijing  listen (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; ; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Wangfujing, looking south (August 2004 image) Night view of Wangfujing (July 2004 image) Beijings Wangfujing street (Simplified Chinese 王府井, Hanyu Pinyin: Wángfǔjǐng Dàjiē) is the Chinese capitals first street for shopping. ... Dongdan Crossing (October 2004 image) Dongdan is a crossing on Beijings Changan Avenue and also a part of eastern central Beijing. ... Beijing Railway Station (September 2004 image) Beijing Railway Station (Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 北京站, Hanyu Pinyin: Beijing Zhan) is railway station, opened in the 1950s, as can be seen from its architecture (which merges traditional architecture with 50s-design). ... Changan Avenue Changan Avenue is a major through route in Beijing, China. ... 2nd Ring Road (Eastern segment, taken in July of 2004) Yonghegong Lamasery from the 2nd Ring Road (Northern segment, taken in July of 2004) Central to Beijing, the 2nd Ring Road (pinyin: Er Huan Lu) lies just a few kilometres away from the city centre and is an extremely convenient...

It is the second largest district in the area of the old city (which is inside the 2nd Ring Road) and has the postal code 100010.

Other significant locations include the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square, Zhongshan Park, the National Museum, and Ditan Park, just to name a few. The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) at the centre of the Forbidden City The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: ; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient City of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing dynasties. ... Tiananmen Square (Simplified Chinese: 天安门广场; Traditional Chinese: 天安門廣場; pinyin: ) is a very large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named for the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. ...