Qianmen

Soho said it went into the project hoping to save the old district, known as Qianmen; instead, swaths of historic buildings have been leveled and Soho remains locked out of revenue.

Builder Soho China Stumbles in Beijing 2008

She glanced up at what she's received in return: an upfront view of Tiananmen Square, adorned by a brightly lit imperial gate called Qianmen, the Soviet-style Mao mausoleum, and, in the distance, the red walls of the Forbidden City.

NYT > Home Page 2009

She glanced up at what she's received in return: an upfront view of Tiananmen Square, adorned by a brightly lit imperial gate called Qianmen, the Soviet-style Mao mausoleum, and, in the distance, the red walls of the Forbidden City.

NYT > Home Page 2009

The Swedish company will be the first major foreign retailer opening a store in Beijing's newly renovated Qianmen strip south of Tiananmen Square, an area dominated by local and state-owned enterprises.

H&M Plans to Open 225 Stores This Year, Despite Economic Slowdown 2009

When we got to broad Qianmen Avenue we veered east, making a nosedive to Tiananmen, as inexorably as if pulled by gravity.

Archive 2009-05-09 philip j cunningham 2009

He had uttered not a word in the parking lot when we were cornered by the police, but was quick to mediate when we got caught up in civilian disputes, such as happened in a backstreet hutong near Qianmen when a posse of indignant residents prevented us from filming.

Archive 2009-06-03 philip j cunningham 2009

He had uttered not a word in the parking lot when we were cornered by the police, but was quick to mediate when we got caught up in civilian disputes, such as happened in a backstreet hutong near Qianmen when a posse of indignant residents prevented us from filming.

THE PEOPLE'S ARMY AND THE PEOPLE philip j cunningham 2009

Bloomberg News H&M will be the first major foreign retailer opening a store in Beijing's newly renovated Qianmen strip south of Tiananmen Square.

H&M Plans to Open 225 Stores This Year, Despite Economic Slowdown 2009

When we got to broad Qianmen Avenue we veered east, making a nosedive to Tiananmen, as inexorably as if pulled by gravity.

MAY 10 DEMO OF TEN THOUSAND BICYCLES philip j cunningham 2009

The oldest outlet of Quanjude Group of roast duck restaurants, on Qianmen Street in downtown Beijing, closed for business on Tuesday night.

Roast Duck Restaurant Keeps Stove Burning Nonstop For 143 Years | Impact Lab 2007