Beijing Legation Quarter
The Peking Legation Quarter was the area in Peking (also known as 'Beijing') where a number of foreign legations were located between 1861 and 1959. In Chinese, the area is known as Dōng Jiāo Mín Xiàng (simplified Chinese: 东交民巷; traditional Chinese: 東交民巷), which is the name of the hutong (lane or small street) running through the area. It is located immediately to the east of Tiananmen Square.
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