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 eastern side of the city, bordered near the Hata gate and Chongwenmen in the east. On the western side, it faced the Chien or Zhengyang gate and Qianmen in pinyin. The street that divided the quarter was called Legation Street, now known as Dongjiaomin Xiang (East Foreign Residents Alley).