thumb|right|250px|Guomao / Dabeiyao in 2009

thumb|250px|Guomao / Dabeiyao Area (August 2004 image)

thumb|right|300px|Guomao Bridge. The Guomao area is characterized by many skyscrapers.

Guomao () is an area in Beijing at the center of the Beijing central business district, demarcated by the intersection of Jianguomen Outer Street and the Third Ring Road. The Chinese World Trade Center is located there. It was formerly known as Dabeiyao (), and bus stops in the vicinity still bear this name.

Guomao is also the name of the interchange station on Line 1 and Line 10.

History

During the Ming Dynasty, the area was pastureland outside the city walls, and served as a hunting ground for the imperial family. During World War II, the occupying Japanese Army built a complex of kilns in the area, the largest of which in the north became a landmark.

Public transportation

  • Beijing Subway: Guomao Station on Line 1 and Line 10
  • Bus routes that stop at and around the Guomao Overpass:
  • Dabeiyao West ():1 9 28 58 99 619 666 668 804 805 805快 938 夜1
  • Dabeiyao North ():98 113 402 405 417 421 488 503 601 619 673 974 夜30
  • Dabeiyao East ():1 11 57 312 402 405 502 626 647 648 666 667 668 669 801 976 夜1
  • Dabeiyao South ():28 57 72 91 98 113 348 421 601 805 805快 806 807 808 809 814 846 938快 974 976 998 夜30 专5 专10 专164
  • Beijing Airport Bus: Route 1.

References

  • Satellite picture on Google Maps