Guomao () is an area in

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at the center of the

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, demarcated by the intersection of Jianguomen Outer Street and the Third Ring Road. The Chinese World Trade Center is located there. It was formerly known as Dabeiyao (), and bus stops in the vicinity still bear this name. Guomao is also the name of the

interchange station An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additional ...

on Line 1 and Line 10.

History

During the

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

, the area was pastureland outside the city walls, and served as a hunting ground for the imperial family.(Chinese video
"CBD公交站沿用老地名大北窑曾是日军烧砖处"
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, the occupying Japanese Army built a complex of kilns in the area, the largest of which in the north became a landmark. The area was then called Dabeiyao (), literally the "Great Northern Kiln". In 1985, the China World Trade Center was built at the intersection of the 3rd Ring Road and Jianguomen Outer Street and the Beijing CBD was established in 1993. The Dabeiyao Overpass was consequently renamed the Guomao Bridge - "Guomao" is the abbreviation for the Chinese name of the China World Trade Center (). Guomao subway station was opened on September 28, 1999.(Chinese
"地铁公司1991 -- 2000年" ''北京市地铁公司''
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Public transportation

Beijing Subway The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Direct-controlled municipality, Municipality that consists of 29 lines including 24 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and two light rail, light rail tram line ...

: Guomao Station on Line 1 and Line 10 *

Bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...

routes that stop at and around the Guomao Overpass: **Dabeiyao West ():1 9 28 58 99 619 666 668 804 805 805快 938 夜1 **Dabeiyao North ():98 113 402 405 417 421 488 503 601 619 673 974 夜30 **Dabeiyao East ():1 11 57 312 402 405 502 626 647 648 666 667 668 669 801 976 夜1 **Dabeiyao South ():28 57 72 91 98 113 348 421 601 805 805快 806 807 808 809 814 846 938快 974 976 998 夜30 专5 专10 专164 * Beijing Airport Bus: Route 1.

References

External links

Satellite picture on Google Maps
Neighbourhoods of Beijing Chaoyang District, Beijing {{Beijing-geo-stub