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Chaowai Wikipedia

Image:ChaowaiApril2003.jpg|thumb|300px|Chaowai under construction. March 2003 image.
Image:Chaowai July2004.jpg|thumb|300px|Development, to be continued -- Chaowai in July 2004.
Image:Dongyue Temple Beijing.jpg|thumb|300px|Area around Dongyue Temple.
Chaowai is a part of the city of Beijing.

It refers to the area to the east (i.e. "outside" of) Chaoyangmen Bridge.

The Chaowai area is extremely vibrant. Four massive buildings -- the Fulllink Tower, Union Plaza, China Life Tower and Prime Tower -- sit along the southwestern part of the area. This is matched with a lot of residential high-rises in the northwest.

The northern central area is home to Dongyue Temple at Shenlu Road. The southern central area is quite the opposite; it is full of even newer modern high-rise buildlings, such as Chaowaimen, an office building which is nearing completion.

The northeastern area is home to a smorgasbord of banks, including a sizeable building belonging to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The southeastern part, meanwhile, is a technology hub, home to the Bainaohui complex, which has numerous IBM PC compatible|PC- and Apple Macintosh|Mac-related shops. Next to Bainaohui is the well-known Landao Tower.

The Chaowai area overlaps with the Dongdaqiao crossing.

Chaowai is a hub for nightlife activity. Two Karaoke|KTV shops, plenty of restaurants, and the decor, make this part of the city appear like night doesn't affect its activity. Meanwhile, the ongoing development continues throughout the night.

The Chaowai region, unsurprisingly, has traffic problems of its own. Traffic on Chaoyangmen Outer Street is often congested, especially at peak times. Both ends of the Chaowai region are served by Beijing Subway|Beijing underground (the eastern end will soon be hooked up with Line 10 (Beijing Subway)|Line 10 of the Beijing underground rail network).

Chaoyangmen Outer Street runs through the centre of the region.

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Last Modified:   2005-03-06