Yongdingmen (), literally meaning “Gate of Perpetual Peace”, was the former front gate of the outer city of
Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. In 2005, the Yongdingmen was reconstructed at the site of the old city gate. This new gate is disconnected from the original road leading towards the gate and into the city (see photograph below).
During the
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ...
, on 11 June 1900, the secretary of the Japanese legation, , was
attacked and killed by the Muslim soldiers of General
Dong Fuxiang
Dong Fuxiang (1839–1908), courtesy name Xingwu (), was a Chinese general who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was born in the Western Chinese province of Gansu. He commanded an army of Hui soldiers, which included the later Ma clique gene ...
near Yongdingmen, who were guarding the southern part of the Beijing walled city.
References
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Gates of Beijing
Neighbourhoods of Beijing
Demolished buildings and structures in China
Ming dynasty architecture
Rebuilt buildings and structures in China
Dongcheng District, Beijing