Houhai
Sign in to savethumb|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
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The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Geography of Beijing, Lakes of China and Landforms of Beijing.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Houhai
- Body of water.native_name
- ()
- Body of water.image
- Beijinglakeview.jpg
- Body of water.location
- Xicheng District, Beijing
- Body of water.group
- Shichahai
- Body of water.type
- Lake
- Body of water.inflow
- Xihai
- Body of water.outflow
- Qianhai
- Body of water.basin_countries
- China
- Body of water.date built
- Yuan dynasty
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- China Beijing municipality
- Body of water.mapframe
- yes
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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 also often visited by the expatriate community and the younger generations of locals.
The Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling and Prince Gong Mansion are both located in the Houhai neighborhood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Houhai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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