Zhongnanhai

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.

Key facts

Historic building.current_tenants: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Office of the General Secretary Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee General Office President of China Vice President of China Premier of China Vice Premiers of China State Council State Council General Office State Council Research Office
Historic building.architectural_style: Traditional Chinese architecture
Chinese.child: yes
Chinese.c: 中南海
Chinese.p: Zhōngnánhǎi
Chinese.w: Chung1-nan2-hai3
Chinese.l: "Central and Southern Seas"
Historic building.name: Zhongnanhai
Historic building.image: 中南海傍晚东南侧.jpg
Historic building.image_size: 250px
Historic building.caption: Xinhuamen, the "Gate of New China", built by Yuan Shikai, today the formal entrance to the Zhongnanhai compound
Historic building.address: 174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: headquarters
Country: China
Image: Victory banquet for the distinguished officers and soldiers at the Ziguangge (Hall of Purple Glaze).jpg

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Commons category: Zhongnanhai
occupant: State Council of the People's Republic of China
located on street: Chang'an Avenue
P12749: Scilla morrisii
heritage designation: Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
catalog code: 302
Commons gallery: 中南海

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Location
History
In contemporary times
Internal layout
Central Sea
Regent Palace
West Flower Hall
Premier's Office
Fourth Conference Room
Ziguang Hall
Tennis Court
Indoor Pool
Poolside House
Yanqing House
Wan Shan Temple
Water Clouds Pavilion
Southern Sea
Huairen Hall
Qinzheng Hall
Benevolence Hall
Four Blessing Halls
West Building Compound
Garden of Abundant Beneficence
Shuqingyuan Pavilion
Building 202
Western Four Houses
Wanzi Gallery
Yingtai Island
Xinhua Gate
Gallery
See also
References
External links

The party and state leaders, including the general secretary of the CCP as well as the paramount leader, and other top party and state leadership figures carry out many of their day-to-day administrative activities inside the compound, such as meetings with foreign dignitaries. China Central Television (CCTV) frequently shows footage of meetings inside the compound, but limits its coverage largely to views of the interior of buildings. Though numerous maps of the complex exist from before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the interior layout of Zhongnanhai has been altered significantly since then, including a wave of major renovations in the 1970s. Today many buildings share the names of older, pre-PRC structures, but have completely changed in layout and purpose. The complex is divided into two main sections, reflecting the parallel authority of the highest level of state and party institutions in the country. Northern Zhongnanhai is used as the headquarters of the State Council and includes the offices of its senior most leaders as well as its principal meeting rooms. Southern Zhongnanhai is the headquarters of the CCP Central Committee, including its staff and its highest level coordinating institutions, such as the Standing Committee, Politburo and Secretariat.

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