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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 / 东交民巷 / 東交民巷, 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.

In 1861, in accordance with the Treaty of Tientsin which ended the Second Opium War, the British legation moved into the residence of Prince Chun, the French legation moved into the residence of Prince An, the American legation moved into the private house of Dr S. William, a United States citizen, while the Russian legation moved into the existing Russian quarters at the Orthodox church. Other countries followed suit, and by 1900 the Japanese, German, Belgian and Dutch missions were also in this area.