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Fuxingmen Outer Street () is a major street in urban
Fuxingmen Outer Street () is a major street in urban Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue
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Chang'an Avenue (), literally "Eternal Peace Street", is a major thoroughfare in ...
.
It starts at Fuxing Road in the west and ends at Fuxingmen
Fuxingmen () is the name of a gate that used to be a part of Beijing's old city wall. It is also the name of a road situated in central Beijing and on the northwestern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road.
Origin
Fuxingmen means "Gate of Revival". An o ...
Bridge in the east.
It is a major commercial hub of Beijing, dwarfed only by its more eastern counterparts -- Xidan
Xidan ( Chinese: 西 单; Pinyin: Xīdān) is a major traditional commercial area in Beijing, China. It is located in the Xicheng District.
The Xidan commercial district incorporates the Xidan Culture Square, North Xidan Street, as well as man ...
and Wangfujing
Wangfujing () is a shopping street in Beijing, China, located in Dongcheng District. The majority of the main area is pedestrianised. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities in the area. In the Qing Dynas ...
.
The Chang'an Market lies in this location.
Until 2003, the nationwide committee building of the All-China National Trade Union sat along the street for 50 years until it was detonated and demolished. A new building is expected in a few years' time.
Line 1 of the Beijing subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...
runs along the route.
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Streets in Beijing