Fuxingmen Outer Street
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Fuxingmen Outer Street is a major street in urban Beijing
. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue
.
It starts at Fuxing Road
in the west and ends at Fuxingmen
Bridge in the east.
It is a major commercial hub of Beijing, dwarfed only by its more eastern counterparts -- Xidan
and Wangfujing
.
The Chang'an Market lies in this location.
Until 2003, the nationwide committee building of the All-China National Trade Union sat along the street for 50 years until it was detonated and demolished. A new building is expected in a few years' time.
Line 1 of the Beijing subway
runs along the 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 Fuxing Road
Fuxing Road
Fuxing Road is a road in western Beijing, China, forming part of the extended Chang'an Avenue.The entire road lies within the confines of Haidian District...
in the west and ends 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 east.
It is a major commercial hub of Beijing, dwarfed only by its more eastern counterparts -- 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...
and Wangfujing
Wangfujing
Wángfǔjǐng , located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, is one of the Chinese capital's most famous shopping streets. Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been...
.
The Chang'an Market lies in this location.
Until 2003, the nationwide committee building of the All-China National Trade Union sat along the street for 50 years until it was detonated and demolished. A new building is expected in a few years' time.
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 the route.