Houhai
Houhai is a lake and its surrounding neighborhood in Xicheng District of central Beijing, China. Houhai is the largest of the three lakes, along with Qianhai 'Front Lake' and Xihai 'Western Lake', that compose Shichahai, the collective name for the three northernmost lakes in central Beijing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Former Residence of Soong Ching-Ling and Deshengmen Tower.
Former Residence of Soong Ching-Ling
Museum
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The former residence of Soong Ching Ling is a museum in the Shichahai area of Beijing, China, and once was the last residence of Soong Ching-ling, the wife of Sun Yat-sen and later Vice-President and Honorary President of the People's Republic of China in 1981.
Deshengmen Tower
Castle
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Deshengmen is a city gate that was once part of Beijing's northern city wall. It is one of Beijing's few preserved city gates and now stands as a landmark on the northern 2nd Ring Road.
Beihai Park
Park
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Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gulou and Dongzhimen and Ditan.
Gulou
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Gulou is a part of Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. Gulou is considered the most charming area in Beijing.
Dongzhimen and Ditan
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Dongzhimen and Ditan are areas in Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. They form the northernmost part of Dongcheng, northeast of the Forbidden City. Dongzhimen is one of Beijing's major commercial precincts.
Central Dongcheng
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Dongcheng District is in Beijing. 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.
Houhai
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in People’s Republic of China
- Category: body of water
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Houhai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “后海”
- Chuvash: “Хоухай”
- Dutch: “Houhai”
- Finnish: “Houhai”
- French: “Houhai”
- German: “Houhai”
- Indonesian: “Houhai”
- Italian: “Houhai”
- Japanese: “後海”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Houhai”
- Norwegian: “Houhai”
- Panjabi: “ਹੋਹਾਈ ਝੀਲ”
- Russian: “Хоухай”
- Swedish: “Houhai”
- Swedish: “HouHai”
- Venetian: “Houhai”
- Western Panjabi: “ہوہائی جھیل”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as DeShengMen Nei and Shichahai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guanghua Temple and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.
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