Chongwen District

Chongwen District
崇文区
Chongwen District 崇文区
District of the People's Republic of China
1952–2010
	; Location of Chongwen on Beijing.
History
• Established	1952
• Disestablished	2010
	Succeeded by
Dongcheng District, Beijing
Today part of	Part of the Dongcheng District

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Chongwen District (simplified Chinese: 崇文区; traditional Chinese: 崇文區; pinyin: Chóngwén Qū) is a former district of Beijing, located relatively southeast to the city center (Tiananmen), and was situated between Yongdingmen and Qianmen. It spanned an area of 16.46 square kilometres (6.36 sq mi). It bordered Dongcheng District to the north, Fengtai District to the south, Chaoyang District to the east, and Xuanwu District to the west. It merged into the Dongcheng District in July 2010.

Chongwen District was one of Beijing's more compact districts, with its geographic area being considerably less than other districts.^{[citation needed]} Prior to its merger with Dongcheng District, it was considered^{[by whom?]} the smallest out of the four districts that compose the city center. The district was renowned for the Temple of Heaven and Longtan Park, as well as housing the two original (and the most authentic) Peking Duck restaurants, Quanjude and Bianyifang.

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Coordinates: 39°53′27″N 116°24′47″E / 39.890876°N 116.413154°E / 39.890876; 116.413154

show v t Dongcheng District, Beijing
Former districts	Chongwen District
Areas	Hepingli Subdistrict Jianguomen Wangfujing
Education	Beijing No. 5 High School Beijing No. 55 High School Beijing No. 166 High School Beijing Huiwen Middle School Beijing Jingshan School Central Academy of Drama Peking Union Medical College
Landmarks	Beijing apm Beijing Department Store Beijing Hotel Beijing Legation Quarter Beijing Mall Beijing Temple of Confucius Bianyifang Chaonei No. 81 CNOOC Building Drum (Gulou) and Bell (Zhonglou) Towers Forbidden City template Longtan Park Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Monument to the People's Heroes Nanluoguxiang National Art Museum of China National Museum of China New Beijing Poly Plaza Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing Office of the Macau Special Administrative Region in Beijing Quanjude Temple of Heaven The Malls at Oriental Plaza Tiananmen Square Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple) Zhengyangmen
China Railway stations	Beijing railway station
Beijing Metro stations	Andelibeijie Andingmen Beijing railway station Chaoyangmen (part) Chongwenmen Ciqikou Dengshikou Dongdan Dongsi Shitiao Dongzhimen Guangqumennei Guangqumenwai (part) Guloudajie (part) Jianguomen (part) Jingtai Nanluoguxiang Qianmen Qiaowan Shichahai (part) Tiananmen East Tiantandongmen Wangfujing Yongdingmenwai Yonghegong Lama Temple Zhangzizhonglu Zhushikou (part)
History	2008 Beijing Drum Tower stabbings
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