Beijing Legation Quarter
![Detailed map of the Beijing Legation Quarter in 1912](/Images/godic/202501/23/Peking_legation_quarter3409.jpg")
![Legation Street in the first half of the 20th century](/Images/godic/202501/23/The_Legation_Street,_Peking3410.jpg")
![Austro-Hungarian marines at Beijing to protect the Legation Quarter, c. 1910](/Images/godic/202501/23/Peking_Austro-Hungarian_marines_c._1910-19123410.jpg")
![Dongjiaomin Catholic Church, also known as St. Michael's Church](/Images/godic/202501/23/Djmx_church023410.JPG")
The Beijing Legation Quarter was the area in Beijing, China where a number of foreign legations were located between 1861 and 1959. In the Chinese language, the area is known as Dong Jiaomin Xiang (simplified Chinese:东交民巷; traditional Chinese:東交民巷; pinyin:Dōng Jiāomín Xiàng), which is the name of the hutong (lane or small street) through the area. It is located in the Dongcheng District, immediately to the east of Tiananmen Square.