Guomao, Beijing

Guomao (simplified Chinese: 国贸; traditional Chinese: 國貿; pinyin: guómào) 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.

During the Ming Dynasty, the area was pastureland outside the city walls, and served as a hunting ground for the imperial family.

[1] 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.

[1] The area was then called Dabeiyao (Chinese: 大北窯; pinyin: Dàběiyáo), literally the "Great Northern Kiln".

In 1985, the China World Trade Center was built at the intersection of the 3rd Ring Road and Jianguomen Outer Street and the Beijing CBD was established in 1993.