Guomao () is an area in

Beijing } 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 ...

at the center of the

Beijing central business district The Beijing central business district, or Beijing CBD (), is a central business district and the primary area for finance, media, and business services in Beijing, China. Beijing CBD occupies 3.99 km2 of the Chaoyang District on th ...

, demarcated by the intersection of

Jianguomen Outer Street Jianguomen Outer Street, also transliterated as Jianguomen Wai Avenue () is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. It runs from Jianguomen Bridge in the west through to Guomao on the east. It runs thro ...

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 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 ...

, 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"
2013-09-11 During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, 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 The China World Trade Center () is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chaoyang District, the Beijing central business district, central business district of Beijing. The construction of the complex started in 1985 and was completed in 2010 ...

was built at the intersection of the 3rd Ring Road and

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''
P2: 1994-1997 2009-04-24

Public transportation

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 ...

: Guomao Station on Line 1 and Line 10 *

Bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

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 The Beijing Capital Airport Shuttle Bus (北京首都机场巴士) is an express public bus service mainly between the Beijing Capital International Airport (Capital Airport) and points within the city of Beijing and the surrounding region. As o ...

: Route 1.

References

External links

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