Xihai

Xihai is a lake in , . Xihai is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deshengmen Tower and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.

Castle
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Deshengmen is a city gate that was once part of 's northern . It is one of Beijing's few preserved city gates and now stands as a landmark on the northern 2nd Ring Road.

Hospital
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is a large public teaching hospital in , focusing mainly on orthopaedics and burn surgery. Founded in 1956, the hospital now has around 1000 beds.

Museum
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The is a museum in the Shichahai area of , , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xinjiekou and Beitaipingzhuang.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict of Xicheng District of , . As of 2020, the subdistrict has a total population of 84,866. The subdistrict got its name from a section of road on the eastern portion of Xizhimennei Avenue, which used to be a river port but underwent land reclamation in 1438.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in Haidian District, , . It borders to the northeast, to the east, and to the south, and to the west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northern portion of Xicheng District, , . As of 2020, its total population was 75,447. The subdistrict was named after , a collection of three lakes within the subdistrict.

Xihai

Latitude
39.94545° or 39° 56′ 44″ north
Longitude
116.37044° or 116° 22′ 14″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW9WC+55
Geo­Names ID
8384627
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Xihai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西海”

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