Chaoyangmen
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Chaoyangmen (Simplified Chinese: 朝阳门; Traditional Chinese: 朝陽門; pinyin: Cháoyángmén; Manchu: Šun be aliha duka) is the name of a gate in the former city wall of Beijing. It is now a transportation node and a district border in Beijing.
West of Chaoyangmen Bridge is Chaoyangmen Inner Street, which heads toward the Wangfujing, Dongdan and Dongsi areas.
East of Chaoyangmen Bridge is where Chaoyang District begins. Chaoyangmen Outer Street also begins east of the overpass, leading to the Chaowai area.
Running from north to south is the eastern 2nd Ring Road.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry is situated to the southeastern part of the overpass.
The Beijing underground railway network has a stop (Line 2) at Chaoyangmen.
