The name Zhongnanhai, which translates to "Central and Southern Seas," references the interconnected lakes that define the landscape of this historic site. Often compared to the Kremlin in Russia ...

After the demise of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, Zhongnanhai (the Central and South Lakes) were turned into a park for a short period of time and served as the headquarters of the government of Yuan ...

As Xi and Putin sipped tea from wicker chairs in manicured gardens of the official Zhongnanhai compound and discussed how to “promote world peace and common development,” Ukrainian civilians ...

Short for "fated to eat ditch oil, worried about Zhongnanhai" (chī dìgōu yóu de mìng, cāo Zhōngnánhǎi de xīn 吃地沟油的命，操中南海的心). Those fated to eat ditch oil ...