Jade Island
Jade Island is an island in Beijing, North China. Jade Island is situated nearby to the quarter 景山东街社区, as well as near the suburb Shichahai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forbidden City and National Centre for the Performing Arts.
Forbidden City
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forbidden City, located at the centre of Beijing, 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.
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Theater building
The National Centre for the Performing Arts, colloquially described as The Giant Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, Beijing, China.
Jingshan Park
Park
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jingshan Park is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xicheng and Central Dongcheng.
Xicheng
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xicheng District is a district in central Beijing. 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.
Central Dongcheng
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Gulou
Photo: fangchen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Jade Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9241° or 39° 55′ 27″ northLongitude
116.3829° or 116° 22′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW9FM+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 9487828OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Jade Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Qiónghuá Dǎo”
- Chinese: “琼华岛”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 景山东街社区 and Shichahai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fu’an Hall and White Tower.
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