Zhongnanhai is a compound which houses the offices of and serves as a residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. It is a former imperial garden, and located adj
Xinhuamen, the "Gate of New China", built by Yuan Shikai, today the formal entrance to the Zhongnanhai compound
A schematic diagram of Zhongnanhai. At the bottom (south) of the diagram is Xinhua Gate (1758). The island on the foreground lake is Yingtai Island (1421). To the northeast of Yingtai is Qinzheng Hall (1980) while to the northwest is Beneficence Garden (1722). Huairen Hall (1888) is in the center-west and Ziguang Hall (1567) is in the north.
The Pavilion of the Water and Cloud, on the eastern bank of the Central Sea.
The Hall of Purple Light (Ziguang Ge 紫光阁) today, used for state receptions.
The Communist Party of China, commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party, is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China. Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War agai
Zhongnanhai
…Zhongnanhai (Chinese: 中南海) 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…
Site of the first CCP Congress, in the former Shanghai French Concession
Chinese communists celebrate Joseph Stalin's birthday, 1949.
The scenery of decorations at Tiananmen Square on 30 June 2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the CCP's founding
A monument dedicated to Karl Marx (left) and Friedrich Engels (right) in Shanghai