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Overview:
Zhongnanhai (Central and Southern Seas) located in central Beijing, a
royal garden complex since ancient times, is now the headquarters of the
State Council of PRC, the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) and the General Office of CPC.
To the west of the Forbidden City lie three ‘seas’, the Northern Sea, the Central Sea and the Southern
Sea. Actually they are not seas, just big lakes. The Northern Sea is now
the beautiful lake inside the Beihai Park. The Central and Southern
Seas are collectively referred as Zhongnanhai. With an area of 1,500
acres of which 700 acres is lake, Zhongnanhai, although a garden with
exceptional scenery, is more popularly known as the symbol of China's
central government and the metonym for the Chinese leadership. Chairman
Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai once resided here. Now, the top
leaders of the Chinese state carry out many daily administrative affairs
inside Zhongnanhai.
Some sites in the Southern Sea area,
including the Yingtai Island, Yinian Hall, the Chrysanthemum Study
(Chairman Mao's former residence), had once been open to the public
during important holidays and weekends between 1977 and 1985. At that
time, some ordinary people’s long-cherished wish of visiting the garden
came true. However, Zhongnanhai is not open to the public at present.
Beijing Tourism Bureau has been actively promoting the reopening of the
garden for common sightseeing. The garden now is a political synonym for
mystery and solemnity. The following introduction provides an insight
of this mysterious site in Beijing.
The History of Zhongnanhai
First being built in the Liao (907-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) Dynasties
and expanded during the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing
(1644-1912) Dynasties, Zhongnanhai witnessed the social and political
changes in China for over 1,000 years. The major structure of this
historic garden was formed in the Ming Dynasty when the Empire made
Beijing the capital city and constructed the Forbidden City. Since the
Qing Dynasty, the garden has become a political center as well as an
imperial resort, where the emperor could do political work and enjoy the
quiet site while escaping the summer heat. The last emperor of China,
Emperor Puyi had the Regent Palace built in the garden.
Since the
end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, Zhongnanhai had seen a number of
historical events and continued to be the political center during the
chaos of wartime in China. After the founding of the PRC in 1949, it
became the center of CPC. The top leaders including Chairman Mao Zedong,
Premier Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De and other senior officials
resided and worked in the garden at that time. The First Plenary Session
of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held
there, deciding the name of the country, the national flag and the
national song.
At present, China’s state leaders still use
Zhongnanhai as the place for handling national affairs and holding
diplomatic activities such as meetings and state banquets with important
foreign political leaders or delegations.
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