Nanlishi Lu station

The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; Chinese: 中国人民银行) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by the People's Bank Law and the Commercial Bank Law. It is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council.

Fuxingmen (simplified Chinese: 复兴门; traditional Chinese: 復興門; pinyin: Fùxīngmén) is the name of a gate that used to be a part of Beijing's old city wall. It is also the name of a road situated in central Beijing and on the northwestern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road.

Fuxingmen Station (simplified Chinese: 复兴门站; traditional Chinese: 復興門站; pinyin: Fùxīngmén Zhàn) is an interchange station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the Beijing Subway. It is named for Fuxingmen, a former gate in Beijing's city wall. The station handles over 170,000 transfers between Lines 1 and 2 per day.

Xicheng District (simplified Chinese: 西城区; traditional Chinese: 西城區; pinyin: Xīchéng Qū; lit. 'West City District') is a district of Beijing. Xicheng District spans 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi), covering the western half of the old city (largely inside the 2nd Ring Road - the eastern half is Dongcheng District), and has 706,691 inhabitants (2000 Census). Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Xuanwu District was merged into Xicheng in July 2010. The Xidan commercial district, Beijing Financial Street (Jinrongjie), Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Shichahai and Zhongnanhai are within its jurisdiction. The popular Houhai bar area is also in Xicheng Precinct. Before the 1911 Revolution, most royalty and aristocrats resided in the precinct. The oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located in Xicheng.

The Minzu Hotel (Chinese: 民族饭店; pinyin: Mínzú Fàndiàn, literally "Nationalities Hotel") is located on West Chang'an Avenue, in Xicheng District, Beijing, China. Having its opening in 1959, it was one of the Ten Great Buildings of Beijing in 1950s, and has hosted numerous foreign delegations. It is also a common place for press conferences. The 10-storey 4 star hotel has 507 rooms.

Fuxingmen Inner Street (simplified Chinese: 复兴门内大街; traditional Chinese: 復興門內大街; pinyin: Fùxīngmén Nèi Dàjiē) is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. It starts at Fuxingmen Bridge in the west, finishing at West Chang'an Avenue in the east. The Xidan commercial area is in the neighbourhood of the street, flanked by other more modern buildings, such as the Beijing Times Square. The impressive building of the Bank of China also sits on this street, together with the People's Bank of China. Line 1 of the Beijing subway runs along this route.

The Temple of the Moon (traditional Chinese: 月壇; simplified Chinese: 月坛; pinyin: Yuètán) is an altar located in Fuchengmen, Xicheng District, in western Beijing, China. The altar was built in 1530 during the Ming Dynasty for use in ritual sacrifice to the Moon by the Emperor of China.The altar and the surrounding grounds are within a public park. The altar itself is no longer intact, though the surrounding walls remain.

Holy Saviour's Cathedral is a former Anglican cathedral in Xicheng District of Beijing, China.

Fuxingmen Outer Street (simplified Chinese: 复兴门外大街; traditional Chinese: 復興門外大街; pinyin: Fùxīngmén Wài Dàjiē) is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. It starts at Fuxing Road in the west and ends at Fuxingmen Bridge in the east. It is a major commercial hub of Beijing, dwarfed only by its more eastern counterparts -- Xidan and Wangfujing. The Chang'an Market lies in this location. Until 2003, the nationwide committee building of the All-China National Trade Union sat along the street for 50 years until it was detonated and demolished. A new building is expected in a few years' time. Line 1 of the Beijing subway runs along the route.

Changchun Jie Station (simplified Chinese: 长椿街站; traditional Chinese: 長椿街站; pinyin: Chángchūnjiē Zhàn) is a station on Line 2 of the Beijing Subway.

The Wanggongchang Explosion (Chinese: 王恭廠大爆炸), also known as the Great Tianqi Explosion (天啟大爆炸), Wanggongchang Calamity (王恭廠之變) or Beijing Explosive Incident in the late Ming dynasty (晚明北京爆炸事件), was a catastrophic explosion that occurred on May 30, 1626, during the late reign of Tianqi Emperor, at the heavily populated Ming China capital Beijing, and reportedly killed around 20,000 people. The epicenter was a major production center of gunpowder, but it is uncertain exactly what triggered the explosion.

Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ), or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the government of People's Republic of China. A State Council's ministry-level institution founded in 1931, Xinhua is the largest media organ in China. Xinhua is a publisher, as well as a news agency; it publishes in multiple languages and is a channel for the distribution of information related to the Chinese government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its headquarters in Beijing are located close to the central government's headquarters at Zhongnanhai. Xinhua tailors its pro-Chinese government message to the nuances of each international audience. The organization has faced criticism for spreading propaganda and disinformation and for criticizing people, groups, or movements critical of the Chinese government and its policies.