Zhongnanhai

Zhongnanhai
中南海
Zhongnanhai; 中南海
	Xinhuamen, the "Gate of New China", built by Yuan Shikai, today the formal entrance to the Zhongnanhai compound
General information
Architectural style	Traditional Chinese Architecture
Address	174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing
Coordinates	39°54′41″N 116°22′50″E / 39.9113°N 116.3805°E
Current tenants	General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Office of the General Secretary; ; President of China Vice President of China; ; Premier of China Vice Premiers of China; ; State Council State Council General Office; State Council Research Office; ; Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee; ; Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee General Office; ;

Zhongnanhai is the offices of and residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. It was a former imperial garden, and is next to the Forbidden Palace in Beijing. There are two lakes there. The Emperor Zhangzong of Jin built the northern lake in 1189.

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