Xicheng District

official press agency of the People's Republic of China

district of Beijing, China

state building in Beijing, China

state-owned bank in China

Zhongnanhai () is a compound which houses the offices of and serves as a residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council. It is a former imperial garden, and located adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing. The term "Zhongnanhai" is often used as a metonym for China's central government and its leadership at large.

state-owned electric utility monopoly of China

urban park

an imperial park, built in Song Liao Jin dynasties, adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing

zoo in Beijing, China

thumb|260px|COSCO Vancouver 260px|thumbnail|right|COSCO 40 foot container thumb|260px|Semi-submersible Heavy-lift ship|heavy lift vessel Xiang Rui Kou thumbnail|260px|right|President of COSCO Group Capt. Wei Jiafu (left) meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, Dimitris Kourkoulas (right), 2012.

former district in Beijing, China

building in Xicheng District, China

thumb|right|250px|The Deshengmen archery tower thumb|250px| Deshengmen at night with the barbican in the foreground Deshengmen () is a city gate that was once part of Beijing's northern city wall. It is one of Beijing's few preserved city gates and now stands as a landmark on the northern 2nd Ring Road.

building in Beijing, China

Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing

Shichahai () is a historic scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of central Beijing. They are located directly northwest of the Forbidden City and north of the Beihai Lake. Shichahai consists of the following three lakes: Qianhai (), Xihai () and Houhai (). In imperial times it was called the Riverbank ().

thumb|Strolling the Houhai lake Houhai () is a lake and its surrounding neighborhood in Xicheng District of central Beijing, China. Houhai is the largest of the three lakes, along with Qianhai 'Front Lake' and Xihai 'Western Lake', that compose Shichahai, the collective name for the three northernmost lakes in central Beijing. Since the early 2000s, the hutong neighborhood around Houhai has become known for its nightlife as many residences along the lake shore have been converted into restaurants, bars, and cafes. The area is especially popular with foreign tourists visiting Beijing and is als

building in Beijing, China

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planetarium in Beijing, China

thumb|New headquarters of Sinochem in Xiong'an, Hebei, before completion in February 2025 Sinochem Corporation () is a Chinese state-owned multinational conglomerate primarily engaged in the production and trading of chemicals and fertilizer and exploration and production of oil for civilian and military purposes. Its majority owned fertilizer subsidiary Sinofert is involved throughout the chain from production of the product and procurement on international markets to distribution and retail. It is one of the world's largest chemical and petroleum companies.

university in Beijing, China

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hotel in Xicheng, Beijing, China

thumb|The old Xizhimen gate thumb|Office Building over Xizhimen Subway Connection thumb|Subway #2 at Xizhimen Xizhimen () was a gate in the Beijing city wall and is now a transportation node in Beijing. The gate was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing. The gate was demolished in 1969.

street in People's Republic of China

thumb|250px|Beijing City Walls __NOTOC__ '''Guang'anmen, also known as the , Guangningmen and Zhangyimen''', was a city gate of old Beijing, constructed during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (1521–1567) of the Ming Dynasty. This gate was part of Beijing's city wall, situated south-west of the city center and facing east. Guang'anmen served as a main entrance to Beijing. ==History== The Records of the Capital at Yan , written by the Qing historian Gu Sen read: "Of the seven outer city gates, the one facing east is called Guangningmen. 15 li to the west of the gate is Lugou Bridge; if you cro

Beijing Subway station in Xicheng/Dongcheng, Beijing

museum and library complex in Beijing

building in Prince Chun Mansion, China

Fuxingmen () is the name of a gate that used to be a part of Beijing's old city wall. It is also the name of a road situated in central Beijing and on the northwestern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road in Beijing's Xicheng District.

Chinese life insurance company

opera theater in Beijing, China

hospital in Beijing, China

Hepingmen (), literally meaning the Gate of Peace, was a gate in Beijing's former city wall. In the 1960s, the gate was torn down to make room for Beijing's second ring road. Today, Hepingmen is a transport node in Beijing as well as the location of Hepingmen Station on Line 2 of Beijing's subway system.

Chinese company

park in Xicheng, Beijing

building in Prince Chun Mansion, China