Wukesong (), literally the "Five Pine Trees", is the name of the roadway interchange in
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in a ...
in western
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 ...
where
Fuxing Road, the western extension of
Chang'an Avenue
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Chang'an Avenue (), literally "Eternal Peace Street", is a major thoroughfare in ...
crosses the
Fourth Ring Road. In the 1960s, five pine trees stood at the site during the construction 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 ...
. The trees died but five new pines have been planted.
Line 1's
Wukesong Station
Wukesong Station () is a station on 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 ...
has exits at each of the four corners of the interchange. The
Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center
The Wukesong Arena (), also known as the Cadillac Arena () for sponsorship purposes, is a multipurpose indoor arena in Beijing. It was originally built for the 2008 Summer Olympics basketball preliminaries and finals. Ground was broken on 29 M ...
is situated northeast of the intersection.
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Haidian District