Chaoyangmen

The Second Ring Road at Chaoyangmen

Chaoyangmen in 1905

Chaoyangmen (simplified Chinese: 朝阳门; traditional Chinese: 朝陽門; pinyin: Cháoyángmén; Manchu: Šun be aliha duka) is the name of a gate in the former city wall of Beijing. It is now a transportation node and a district border in Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of northeastern central Beijing.

West of Chaoyangmen Bridge is Chaoyangmen Inner Street, which heads toward the Wangfujing, Dongdan and Dongsi areas.

East of Chaoyangmen Bridge is where Chaoyang District begins. Chaoyangmen Outer Street also begins east of the overpass, leading to the Chaowai area. Also on Chaoyangmen-wai is the Zhihua Si Temple, a Buddhist temple constructed during the Ming Dynasty.

Running from north to south is the eastern 2nd Ring Road.

China's Foreign Ministry is situated to the southeastern part of the overpass bridge and roundabout. Two major oil companies are headquartered on the junction; CNOOC Group on the northwest, Sinopec Group on the northeast corner.

The Beijing Subway (Circle Line, Line 2) has a stop at Chaoyangmen.