Guozijian(Imperial College)

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On either side of the Guozijian street there stand lots of big Japanese Pogoda trees. The street having four color-painted archways on the two ends of the street and on both sides of the Gate is the the only such kind ancient street in Beijing.

Beijing Guozijian-Imperial College, originally built in the 10^th year of Dade (1306 AD) of the Yuan Dynasty, was the highest national educational administration for three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing and the most important institute of Higher learning of the country at that time. Along the central axis in turn are the Jixian (gathering of virtuous people) Gate (the major entrance), Taixue Gate, the colored glaze memorial archway, Piyong (the central architecture of the Guozijian, each year the emperor was supposed to give a lecture here at least once), Yilun Hall and Jingyi Pavilion. On the two sides are four chambers and six halls, which follows the traditional Chinese symmetrical layout. So far, Guozijian is the only existent Chinese ancient University run by the central government.

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Edition HistoryEditLocation:

It is located at the No. 15 Guozijian Street (called Chenxian Road in the past), An Ding Men Nei Da Jie, Dongcheng District, adjacent to the Confucius Temple and the Lama Temple.

Edition HistoryEditTicket Price:

10 yuan

Edition HistoryEdit Opening Time:
9: 00 am to 5: 00 pm

Edition HistoryEdit How to get there:

Take subway Line 2 (the loop line) and get off at the Lama Temple, walk 200 meters southward and you will be there, or take Bus No. 13, 116 or 807

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