Dabeiyao

Dabeiyao in 2009

Dabeiyao/Guomao Area (August 2004 image)

Dabeiyao (simplified Chinese: 大北窑; traditional Chinese: 大北窯; pinyin: Dàběiyáo), literally the "Great North Kiln", is a location name in Chaoyang District, in eastern Beijing, marked by the intersection of Jianguomen Outer Street and the Third Ring Road. Dabeiyao is named after large kilns built in the vicinity in late 1930s but is now known for the China World Trade Centre (Guomao) complex at the heart of Beijing's Central Business District (CBD). The subway stop and highway exit at Dabeiyao are named Guomao after the World Trade Centre, but bus stops are still known as Dabeiyao.

History

During the Ming Dynasty, the Dabeiyao area was pastureland and served as a hunting ground for the imperial family.^[1] During World War II, the occupying Japanese Army built a complex of kilns in the area, the largest of which in the north became a landmark.^[1] In 1985, the China World Trade Centre was built at the intersection of the Third Ring Road and Jianguomen Outer Street and the Beijing CBD was established in 1993.^[1] The Dabeiyao Overpass was renamed the Guomao Bridge.

Local transit

• Beijing Subway:Guomao Station on Line 1 and Line 10
• Bus routes and stops at and around the Guomao Overpass at Dabeiyao:
  • Dabeiyao (大北窑):113 421 806 807 808 809
  • Dabeiyao West (大北窑西):1 9 28 99 205 609 666 668 728 729 804 805 938
  • Dabeiyao North (大北窑北):113 214 402 405 421 488 503 601 673 683 686 707 729 特8 运通107
  • Dabeiyao East (大北窑东):1 11 57 312 402 405 502 647 648 666 667 668 669 728 801 810 976
  • Dabeiyao South (大北窑南):28 57 91 214 348 601 683 686 707 805 810 814 818 846 954 974 976 998 运通107
• Beijing Airport Bus:Route 1.

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