Fuxingmen Inner Street
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Fuxingmen Inner Street is a major street in urban Beijing
. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue
.
It starts at Fuxingmen
Bridge in the west, finishing at West Chang'an Avenue
in the east.
The Xidan
commercial area is in the neighbourhood of the street, flanked by other more modern buildings, such as the Beijing Times Square. The impressive building of the Bank of China
also sits on this street, together with the People's Bank of China
.
Line 1 of the Beijing subway
runs along this route.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue
Chang'an Avenue
Chang'an Avenue , literally "Eternal Peace Street", is a major thoroughfare in Beijing, China.Chang'an is the old name for Xi'an which was the capital of China during the Tang Dynasty and other periods....
.
It starts at Fuxingmen
Fuxingmen
Fuxingmen is a road situated in central Beijing and on the northwestern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road.Fuxingmen means "Gate of Revival". An overpass over the ring road exists with the same name....
Bridge in the west, finishing at West Chang'an Avenue
West Chang'an Avenue
West Chang'an Avenue is a major avenue in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue.-Location:It stretches from the intersection with Xidan in the west until Tian'anmen Square in the east....
in the east.
The Xidan
Xidan
Xidan is a major traditional commercial area in Beijing, China. It is located in the Xicheng District.The Xidan commercial district incorporates the Xidan Culture Square, North Xidan Street, as well as many supermarkets and department stores...
commercial area is in the neighbourhood of the street, flanked by other more modern buildings, such as the Beijing Times Square. The impressive building of the Bank of China
Bank of China
Bank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China...
also sits on this street, together with the People's Bank of China
People's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China...
.
Line 1 of the Beijing subway
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...
runs along this route.