For example, the names of the gates of Taiji Palace in Chang 'an, Tang Dou are: Jiafu, Changle, Chengtian, Guang Yun, Fanglin, Xuanwu, and Fu Xuan from the southeast clockwise. Names of outer city gates: Qixia, Mingde, Anhua, Yanping, Guangjin, Kaiyuan, Guanghua, Jing Yao, Fanglin, Xuanwu, Fu Xuan, Tonghua, Chunming and Yanxing.
There were nine inner cities in Beijing in Qing Dynasty: Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwu Gate, Chaoyangmen, Fuchengmen, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Andingmen and Deshengmen.
There are seven gates in the outer city: Yongdingmen, Zuo 'anmen, You 'anmen, Guangqumen, Guang 'anmen, Dongbianmen and Xibianmen. There are four gates in the Imperial City: Tiananmen, Di 'anmen, Dong 'anmen and Xi 'an.
Others in the Imperial City: Daming Gate, Duanmen, East Sanmen and West Sanmen; Gongcheng Gate: Wumen Gate, Shenwumen Gate, Donghuamen Gate and Xihuamen Gate.
A considerable part of the inner city of Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties overlapped with the metropolis of Yuan Dynasty. The east-west city walls and city gates also overlap with the city gates of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the name of the city gate is different, the original intention of setting the city gate is the same. The meaning of each door is: Xizhimen (Yuanhe Gate), called the gate, belongs to the emperor's gate. Fuchengmen (Yuan Qi Huamen), called Dumen, is the door to rest. Dongzhimen (Yuan Chongren Gate), the door of commerce, the door of trading. Desheng Gate (Jiande Gate in Yuan Dynasty), Xiumen, and Noble Gate. Andingmen (Yuanmen), Shengmen and Hefengmen. Every year, the emperor goes to the Ditan to pray and walk through this gate. Chongwenmen is the gate of light and prosperity. Xuanwu Gate (the Gate of Yuanshun), the Gate of Death, the Gate of Unfortunate Failure, the Gate of Funeral, the Gate of Food Market in Qing Dynasty, and the Gate of Prisoners. Zhengyangmen (the main entrance of Yuanli), the national gate, only the emperor can walk through.