Top of the Wall from Anting Gate, Peking

Andingmen (; lit. "Gate of Stability") was a gate in

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city wall A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...

. The gate was torn down along with the city wall in the 1960s. Andingmen is now a place name. Where the gate once stood is now Andingmen Bridge, a

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overpass on the northern

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. The overpass links Andingmen Inner Street which runs south of the overpass inside the walled city and Andingmen Outer Street which runs north away from the wall of the city.

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and

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stops are nearby, along with Andingmen Station, Line 2 of the

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. Ju'er Hutong () is a popular neighborhood for expats to live in. It is located in the hutongs southwest of Jiaodaokou, and just east of

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and Gulou (the Drum Tower). Yongkang Hutong () is another popular residential location for expats in Beijing.

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