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"Beihai" is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the garden's Chinese name, 北海, meaning "Northern Sea". The name corresponds to the "Central Sea" (中 海, Zhōnghǎi) and "Southern Sea" (南 海, Nánhǎi) immediately to the park's south, still used—under the combined name Zhongnanhai—as the restricted headquarters of China's paramount leaders.
According to scholar Pétrus Ký, the waterfront area at the end of rue Catinat was once called Bến Ngự (translating to "royal wharf"), the royal landing stage. He also revealed that it was known in Khmer as Compong-luong, [3] which suggests that its history may date back to the 17th century, when Saigon was still the Cambodian settlement of Prey Nokor.
Shichahai is a famous scenic spot in Beijing, and it is near the north-gate of the Beihai Park. The borders of the lakes are lined by tall trees. In the summer tourists rent boats to paddle on the lakes. In the winter many people come to ice-skate. In 1992, the municipal government of Beijing declared it as a "Historical and Cultural Scenic Area".
The literal meaning of the Chinese characters 太液池 is "Great Liquid Pool" or "Great Liquid Pond".. Prior to the Taiye Lake watershed system in Beijing that still exists today known as North, Central and South Seas, the name "Taiye" had honored several lakes in imperial gardens or palaces in various locations that once served as capital cities of imperial China.
Beihai ("North Sea") may refer to the following places in the People's Republic of China: Beihai , a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Autonomous Region Beihai Park , a park in Beijing, formerly an imperial garden
Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Postal romanization: Pakhoi [2]) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan , Hubei , Sichuan , Guizhou , and ...
Beihai Park, Beijing. Built in 1756, it features dragons on both sides. Forbidden City, Beijing. Built in 1771, it is located in front of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. Datong, opposite the Datong Prince's Palace; Pingyao; Hong Kong. Public Square Street Rest Garden, Yau Ma Tei. Located at the back of the Tin Hau Temple. Wong Tai Sin Temple
During the late Qing dynasty, several gatehouses were built on both sides of Jin'ao Yudong Bridge [Chinese Wikipedia], giving Zhongnanhai and Beihai Park separate wall enclosures within Xiyuan. [7] Several successive emperors built pavilions and houses along the lakeshores of Zhongnanhai, where they would carry out government duties in the summer.