On the east the Legation Quarter was bordered near the Hata gate, the Chongwenmen in pinyin, and on the west near the Chien or Zhengyang gate, the Qianmen in pinyin. Legation Street, now called Dongjiaomin Xiang (East Foreign Residents Alley), bisected the Legation Quarter from east to west. The Imperial Canal, described as "noxious" ran through the center of the quarter from north to south, exiting the legation quarter through a watergate beneath the Tartar Wall.
The Legation Quarter, located on the east side of the city, bordered near the Hata gate (Chongwenmen in pinyin) and the west side near the Chien or Zhengyang gate (Qianmen in pinyin). The street that bisected the quarter was called Legation Street, now known as Dongjiaomin Xiang (East Foreign Residents Alley).