Xizhimen

Xizhimen
Simplified Chinese西直门
Traditional Chinese西直門
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīzhímén
Wade–GilesHsi-chih-men
The old Xizhimen gate
Office Building over Xizhimen Subway Connection
Subway #2 at Xizhimen

Xizhimen (Chinese: 西直门; pinyin: Xīzhímén) was a gate in the Beijing city wall and is now a transportation node in Beijing. The gate was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing. The gate was demolished in 1969.