Donghuamen Subdistrict () is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.
The subdistrict was named after the Donghua Gate () located in the Eastern side of Forbidden City.
History +Timeline of the status of DonghuamenTimeStatus1912Part of 1st, 6th and 7th Inner Districts1949Incorporated into Dongcheng District. Divided into the following subdistricts:
Datian Shuijing Dongdan Santiao Jinyu Hutong Wangfujing Dajie Guanfang Dayuan Duofuxiang Donghuamen Dajie Pufusi1955Reorganized into 4 subdistricts: Baofang, Dacaochang, Pudusi and Xiaoweiying1958Merged to form Donghuamen Subdistrict1960organized into a people's commune1978Subdistrict status reinstated.
Administrative Division In 2006, there were 14 communities under Donghuamen subdistrict. With redistricting over the years, as of 2021 there are currently 10 communities within the subdistrict: Administrative Division CodeCommunity Names (English)Community Names (Simplified Chinese)110101001001Duofugang多福巷110101001002Yinzha银闸110101001005Dongchang东厂110101001006Zhide智德110101001007Nanchizi南池子110101001009Dengshikou灯市口110101001010Zhengyilu正义路110101001013Taijichang台基厂110101001014Shaojiu韶九110101001015Wangfujing王府井
Famous Sites
Forbidden City Tiananmen Square Imperial Ancestral Temple Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Monument to the People's Heroes
See also List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References