The Zhengyangmen Gate

The central Zhengyangmen on the central axis of Beijing is on the south side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, which is close to the Second Ring Road and Dashilan is the center of Beijing, where every visitor to Beijing will visit.

Zhengyangmen 4 Ming Yongle first year (1403) Ming Chengzu Zhu Ying took the throne, and he intended to move the capital from Nanjing Yingtianfu (now Nanjing City) to Beijing, so he changed Beiping to Beijing, and began building the palace and city hall in Beijing from Yongle four years (1406). [3] And the Yuan Metropolis south of the city to the south of the city, still called Li Main Gate. This time, the construction took two years, Ming Yongle 17 years (1419) was built, and the 19 years (1421) of Yongle was completed. Later, through Hongxi and Xuande two generations, it has been called Li Main Gate, the shape has not changed.

Zhengyangmen 3 according to the local record: the city building, arrow building at that time was magnificent, shape and tall; the city is magnificent, for the old Beijing city building representative work, now only the city building and arrow building, is the only preserved city gate in Beijing. There is Beijing Folklore Exhibition Hall on the upper floor.

Front gate of Beijing! Now is well preserved. There is a main Street in front of it, many shops to eat and buy souvenirs

Zhengyangmen 1 was built in 1439, formerly known as Lizhengmen, has a history of nearly 600 years, is the symbol of the old Beijing city. One of the "Beijing Shijiumen", Beijing people affectionately call it "Qianmenlouzi", and it is the only preserved old city gate in Beijing. Zhengyang Gate includes the city tower, arrow tower and the city of the three parts, the city has been demolished, the city tower and the arrow tower separated on both sides of Qianmen Street. Near Tiananmen Square is the city tower, climb the city tower, you can learn about the history and customs of Beijing in the exhibition hall on each floor.

Zhengyang Gate 2 Zhengyang Gate, also known as the Great Qianmen Gate, is located at the southernmost end of Tiananmen Square. The picture above shows the arrow building in the south and the city building in the north. If it is combined with the upper city wall and the city, it will be an unbreakable ancient defense. The battle of the stars is now gone, and the role of the defense of cold weapons is even more indisputable.