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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.
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 ...
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.
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".
It is named for the nearby Beihai Park. Station layout. The station has an underground island platform. Exits. There are 3 exits, lettered A, B, and D. Exit A is ...
The armed forces started the construction of the tunnel in 1968 and completed it in 1970. It was constructed by hand and dynamite. [1] In February 2001, the tunnel was handed over to Matsu National Scenic Area Administration which then renovated it.
The tunnel was opened in 1968 for amphibious landing, 10 years after the end of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis between the Republic of China Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army.
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