At one stage the station, not far from the foreign legations, was connected to them by a tram line.
In the 1700s the French people called their body of officials attached to foreign legations the corps "'diplomatique'".
Sanlitun was chosen as the area where foreign legations and embassies were to be reallocated in the late 1950s.
The Japanese in the foreign legation are played by Asian actors, but have relatively minor roles.
Had an attack been made at that time, the Chinese soldiers would have been able to overrun the foreign legations.
It was located in the area of the city designated by the Qing government for foreign legations.
Its stately European-style buildings have since been restored, largely for use as government offices and foreign legations.
The foreign legations continued to be surrounded by both Imperial and Kansu forces.
News arrived on 18 June regarding attacks on foreign legations.
The Chinese had besieged the foreign diplomatic legations on the river.