Beijing Guozijian is located at Andingmennei Street of Dongcheng District, Beijing. Chinese scholar trees line on both sides of the street. Four colorfully painted archways stand facing each other at the east and west ends of the street and the two sides of the gate of Guozijian. Guozijian Street is Beijing's only existing street of ancient architectural styles.

Guozijian is a famous cultural and historical site in Beijing. Adjoining the Confucius Temple, the structure of Guozijian accords with the tradition Temple on the left, college on the right. To the east the building faces Yonghegong Temple, the biggest Lama Temple in Beijing.

Beijing Guozijian was the highest seat of learning and education-supervising administrative organ in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties of ancient China. It was first built in the 24th year of Zhiyuan Reign of the Yuan Dynasty, and was renovated on a large scale during Yongle and Zhengtong reigns of the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, it was added with Biyong (the hall where emperors gave lectures), the East and West Stele Pavilions, the Glazed Archway and so on. The whole complex of Guozijian faces south, and along its central axis line some main gates. On its east and west sides are the six halls in the traditional symmetrical layout. With a total building area of more than 10,000 square meters, Guozijian is now the only existing architecture of state-sponsored ancient highest academy.

In the compound of Guozijian three courtyards lie from south to north in perfect order. Dotted with green ancient trees, the whole scenery looks majestic with its magnificent halls. In summer, the dense shade of the trees protects the complex from the sun; in winter, a white quiet snow covering dress the compound up into a fairyland. Guozijian, with its quietness and elegance, long history and unique architectural style and with its profound cultural background, is an ideal spot for sightseeing and appreciating antiquity.

According to the original building concept, the Confucian Temple, in memory of the education advocator Confucius, was situated on the east of Guozijian; to the west was Archery Range for the practice of archery; to the south was the Southern College. All the above formed the complex called Guozijian. This shows a traditional Chinese spirit: respecting teachers and stressing education, learning knowledge and practicing military arts. Hundreds of dormitories for students in the imperial college were distributed around Guozijian. There were also the Memorial Temple for Han Yu (a famous poet and writer in ancient China), the Land God Temple and other additional buildings, and thus an integrated teaching area came into being. But today residential areas have replaced the above buildings. Whereas the main buildings of Guozijian are well preserved.