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Zhengyangmen Archery Tower Open Notice

2024-12-24

The archery tower of the Zhengyangmen Gate is a ceremonial and defensivebuilding in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The east, south, and west sides of thearchery tower have a total of 94 archery windows, which are used for shooting.During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the gate of the archery tower was oftenclosed. The officials and citizens needed to enter and exit from the side gateseast and west of the defensive enclosure (between the archery tower and Zhengyangmen Gate). The gate of the archery tower would only be opened forthe emperor's use when ceremonial activities such as sacrifice to heaven inthe southern suburbs were carried out. Today, it is open to the public as amuseum.

The archery tower of the Zhengyangmen Gate is built on the terrace, in themiddle of which there is an arch gate. The arch gate is constructed with fiveoverlapping layers of bricks laid horizontally and vertically, respectively, whichhighlights the important status of the archery tower. There are Z-shape bridlepaths to the upper level of the tower on the north and ribbon-insigniadecorations on both east and west sides of the terrace. The archery windowsare decorated with umbrella-style eaves, and there is an overhangingobservation platform under the bottom archery windows. All these wererenovated in 1915, making the archery tower a combination of Chinese andWestern architectural forms.

The brick-and-stone archery tower on top of the terrace is a structure withseven bays wide and two bays deep. There is a porch five-bay wide and one-bay deep in the north. The archery tower is covered with a double-eave gable-and-hip roof of gray round tiles and trimmed with green glazed edges.

According to the Beijing Central Axis Conservation Center, the Zhengyangmen Archery Tower is about to officially open for trial operation to the public. Starting today, visitors can make reservations to visit after December 26, 2024. The opening hours are from 9am to 4pm every Tuesday to Sunday. Reservations can be made through the WeChat official account.

To enhance the visitor experience, we will strictly implement the "limited quantity, reservation, staggered" measures.

First day of opening: December 26th, 13:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:30)

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Normal opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 (last admission at 16:30, closed at 17:00). Closed on Mondays (except for statutory holidays. If there are regional controls, the museum may be temporarily closed according to the requirements of the higher authorities).

During the trial operation period, a real-name system will be implemented for all visitors and no fees will be charged for reservations. Visitors can make reservations for tickets within 7 days after the next day on the "Beijing Central Axis Conservation Center" WeChat official account and choose the visiting time slot. The reservation ticket release time is 17:00 daily. Reservations must be made at least one day in advance, and there are no on-site ticket sales.

Audience members need to use their real-name registered mobile phone number to make an appointment. Each account can only make a maximum of 5 reservations per day of visit. Each ID number can only make one reservation per day.

Visitors with disabilities, limited mobility, no independent behavior ability, and children under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult when making an appointment to visit. The accompanying person should also make an appointment according to the regulations.

After the trial operation, the Zhengyangmen Archery Tower will implement a fee-based reservation for visits.

Transportation method

Address: Zhengyangmen Archery Tower (North Gate) North end of Qianmen Dajie (St), Dongcheng, Beijing.

Subway: Take Exit B or C of Qianmen Station on Line 2, Exit I, E, or G of Qianmen Station on Line 8, and walk south along Qianmen East Street to the entrance of the north gate of Zhengyangmen Archery Tower.

Bus: Take the BRT Line 1, Bus No. 8, 22, 67, 82, 137, 332, or 599 and get off at Qianmen Station. Walk to the north entrance of Zhengyangmen Archery Tower.

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