Xizhimen is a transportation node in Beijing.   Beijing[?] (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

The 2nd Ring Road currently links with Xizhimen Outer Street, which has recently been transformed into a city express road, linking the western 2nd Ring Road via Beijing Zoo to the 3rd Ring Road. 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... The Beijing Zoo lies west of Xizhimen and is the western part of the Beijing, China. ... 3rd Ring Road (Southeastern segment, taken in July of 2004) The 3rd Ring Road pinyin: San Huan Lu) is a 48-kilometer city ring road that encircles the centre of the city of Beijing. ...

Line 2 and Line 13 of the Beijing underground railway network both stop at Xizhimen. However, these stations do not actually connect - a traveller must leave one station and walk around 50 metres across a road to reach the other line. This often leads to large queues during the rush hour. Line 13 has its western terminus at Xizhimen. The Beijing Subway, Beijing Underground or Beijing Metro (Chinese: 北京地铁 ; pinyin: BÄ›i JÄ«ng Dì Tíe) is a subway system that serves the greater Beijing area and its various outlying suburbs. ...

The Beijing North Railway Station is in the Xizhimen area. The Beijing North Railway Station (Chinese: 北京北站) is a railway station in Beijing, China. ...

A bridge is named after the region (Xizhimen Bridge). The bridge has a northern connection bridge built in the late 1970s. It will be removed and be replaced soon. The main Xizhimen Bridge, built also in the 1970s, once stood a rather frightening 5.5 m (it was then, and still is now, for the record, the tallest bridge on the 2nd Ring Road) and had three layers, with the top layer acting as a roundabout. Demolition of the old central bridge took place in 1999 by means of structural removal instead of a major bridge explosion. It was replaced with a series of new bridges which bear no resemblance to the old bridge. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 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... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Xizhimen also served previously as a Beijing city gate. However, this was demolished soon after the People's Republic of China was established. The gate formerly was the entrance of drinknig water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing.

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Xizhimen Nature Preserve