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Beihai Park

Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the in , . First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples.
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  • Opening hours:
    April—October: 6:30 AM—9:00 PM
    November—March: 6:30 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: an imperial park, built in Song Liao Jin dynasties, adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing
  • Also known as: “Beihai gongyuan” and “Beihai Park and Round City”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Forbidden City and Jingshan Park.

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The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Park
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is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the in the Imperial City area of , . The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan.

Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national complex housed in the at the core of , China.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulou and Central Dongcheng.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

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Dongcheng District is in . It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.

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District is a district in central . Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.

Beihai Park

Latitude
39.92649° or 39° 55′ 35″ north
Longitude
116.3825° or 116° 22′ 57″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 366464114
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
7839975
Wiki­data ID
Q133650
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Beihai Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منتزة بيهاي”
  • Bengali: “পেইহাই পার্ক”
  • Bengali: “পেহাই পার্ক”
  • Cebuano: “Beihai Park”
  • Chinese: “Běihǎi gōngyuán”
  • Chinese: “北海公园”
  • Chinese: “北海公園”
  • Chinese: “北海及团城”
  • Czech: “Park Pej-chaj”
  • Dutch: “Beihai Park”
  • Esperanto: “Bejhaj-parko”
  • Finnish: “Beihai-puisto”
  • French: “parc Beihai”
  • French: “Parc Beihai”
  • French: “Parc Běihǎi”
  • German: “Beihai-Park”
  • German: “Nordmeer-Park”
  • German: “Nordmeerpark”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Beihai”
  • Italian: “Parco Beihai”
  • Japanese: “北海公園”
  • Japanese: “金鰲玉蝀橋”
  • Korean: “베이하이 공원”
  • Korean: “북해 공원”
  • Korean: “북해공원”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beihai-parken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beihaiparken”
  • Norwegian: “Beihaiparken”
  • Persian: “پارک بی‌های”
  • Polish: “Park Beihai”
  • Portuguese: “Parque Beihai (Mar do Norte)”
  • Portuguese: “Parque Beihai”
  • Romanian: “parcul Beihai”
  • Romanian: “Parcul Beihai”
  • Russian: “парк Бэйхай”
  • Russian: “Парк Бэйхай”
  • Spanish: “Parque Beihai”
  • Swedish: “Beihai-parken”
  • Swedish: “Beihai”
  • Swedish: “Beihaiparken”
  • Thai: “สวนสาธารณะเป่ยไห่”
  • Turkish: “Beihai Parkı”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейхай”
  • Ukrainian: “Парк Бейхай”
  • Urdu: “بیئہائی پارک”
  • Vietnamese: “Công viên Bắc Hải”
  • Wu Chinese: “北海公园（北京）”
  • Wu Chinese: “北海公园”
  • Yue Chinese: “北海公園”

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