Xizhimen is a transportation node in Beijing.

The 2nd Ring Road currently links with Xizhimen Outer Street , which has recently been transformed into a city express road, linking the western 2nd Ring Road via Beijing Zoo to the 3rd Ring Road.

The Beijing underground railway network has a node stop at Xizhimen, where Lines 2 and 13 connect. Line 13 has its western terminus at Xizhimen.

The Beijing North Railway Station is in the Xizhimen area.

A bridge is named after the region (Xizhimen Bridge). The bridge has a northern connection bridge built in the late 1970s. It will be removed and be replaced soon. The main Xizhimen Bridge, built also in the 1970s, once stood a rather frightening 5.5 m (it was then, and still is now, for the record, the tallest bridge on the 2nd Ring Road) and had three layers, with the top layer acting as a roundabout. Demolition of the old central bridge took place in 1999 by means of structural removal instead of a major bridge explosion. It was replaced with a series of new bridges which bear no resemblance to the old bridge.

Xizhimen also served previously as a Beijing city gate. However, this was demolished soon after the People's Republic of China was established. The gate formerly was the entrance of drinknig water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing.

Related links

Xizhimen Nature Preserve