Xihai
Xihai is a lake in Beijing, North China. Xihai is situated nearby to the locality DeShengMen Nei, as well as near the suburb Xinjiekou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Deshengmen Tower and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.
Deshengmen Tower
Castle
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.
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Hospital
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital is a large public teaching hospital in Beijing, focusing mainly on orthopaedics and burn surgery. Founded in 1956, the hospital now has around 1000 beds.
Former Residence of Soong Ching-Ling
Museum
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 China in 1981.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xinjiekou and Beitaipingzhuang.
Xinjiekou
Suburb
Xinjiekou is a subdistrict of Xicheng District of Beijing, China. 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.
Beitaipingzhuang
Suburb
Beitaipingzhuang Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in Haidian District, Beijing, China. It borders Huayuanlu Subdistrict to the northeast, Desheng Subdistrict to the east, Zhanlanlu and Xinjiekou Subdistricts to the south, Zhongguancun and Beixiaguan Subdistricts to the west.
Shichahai
Suburb
Shichahai Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population was 75,447. The subdistrict was named after Shichahai, a collection of three lakes within the subdistrict.
Xihai
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
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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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