Di'anmen

Di'anmen
A wider image of Di'anmen gate leading up to Forbidden City. 1924-1927
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese地安門
Simplified Chinese地安门
Literal meaningGate of Earthly Peace
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDì'ānmén
Wade–GilesTi-an-men
Beianmen
Traditional Chinese北安門
Simplified Chinese北安门
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěi'ānmén
Wade–GilesPei-an-men
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠨᠠᡳ
ᡝᠯᡥᡝ
ᠣᠪᡠᡵᡝ
ᡩᡠᡴᠠ
Möllendorffnai elhe obure duka

Di'anmen (traditional Chinese: 地安門; simplified Chinese: 地安门), previously Bei'anmen (and commonly known as the "back gate"), was an imperial gate in Beijing, China. The gate was first built in the Yongle period of the Ming dynasty, and served as the main northern gate to the Imperial City (the southern gate is the much more famed Tiananmen). The gate was located north of Jingshan Park and south of the Drum Tower. The gate was demolished in 1954. Efforts to restore it have been under way since 2013.

39°56′00″N 116°23′47″E / 39.9334°N 116.3963°E / 39.9334; 116.3963

Di'anmen Gate