Yongdingmen

Yongdingmen Tower covered by clouds in the morning after the rain—— I have been to Yongdingmen countless times, often passing by, and occasionally making a special trip to Yongdingmen Park, but the main reason for writing a review today is to post these photos. It has been raining since dawn, but I still have to go to Xiannongtan to do some work in the morning. Fortunately, the rain stopped after leaving Xiannongtan. I went east to Yongdingmen Tower. Although the city wall was demolished decades ago and the tower was a newly built antique building more than ten years ago, it still looks very majestic, especially after the rain, the sky is full of agricultural clouds, and the rising sun hides above the clouds and emits light, dyeing the white clouds with a layer of gold. The tower is reflected in the water on the ground and covered by the glow, adding a bit of fantasy. The trees in the park have begun to change colors, which is really a colorful late autumn.

Yongdingmen Tower is located in the north of Yongdingmen Bridge in Dongcheng District, Beijing, and is the starting point of the southern end of Beijing's central axis. Surrounding the tower is a small and exquisite Yongdingmen Park, which is a good place for Beijingers to relax and exercise.

Yongdingmen is the southernmost end of Beijing’s South Central Axis. It used to be a big uphill slope and had been vacant for nearly 50 years. It was rebuilt in 2004 to host the Beijing Olympic Games, and the surrounding roads were also renovated to form the current beautiful scenery!

With a wide field of vision, it is a good place for nearby residents to enjoy the scenery.

Yongdingmen Tower is the southernmost end of Beijing's central axis and one of the gates of Beijing's city wall during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Entering the city from here is the famous Temple of Heaven and Tianqiao, so Yongdingmen is very important. However, the Yongdingmen Tower you see now is no longer an ancient building, but a new one built a few years ago, but it is still very magnificent. It snowed heavily a few days ago, and the sky and the earth were all white. The tall tower stood next to the Second Ring Road, adding a bit of solemn atmosphere. There is a square to the south of the tower. With the approach of the Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics landscape has been added here. Yongdingmen Park was built to the north of the tower, and residents in the surrounding area come here to exercise and relax.

Yongdingmen is photographed from different angles. Yongdingmen is photographed from different angles along the north-south central axis! Yongdingmen is very close to the Temple of Heaven Park. The Temple of Heaven Park is to the east of Yongdingmen! Tiananmen Square is to the north of the Temple of Heaven Park! There are many beautiful views!

Yongdingmen was first built in the 32nd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1553), implying "eternal stability". The tower is the same shape as the inner city, with double-eaved hip roofs and three-drop-water pavilions, covered with gray tiles, with a width of seven rooms and a total width of 24 meters.