Houhai is not a fragrant place in the sea. Where is Chundu?

Xiangfang is Erhai Lake in Dali, and Kunming is the provincial capital in spring. Houhai is an integral part of Shichahai. Shichahai consists of three water surfaces, namely Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai. In order to distinguish it from the "first three seas" of Beihai, China and Nanhai, it is called "the last three lakes".

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Houhai East starts from Di 'anmenwai Street, reaches Xinjiekou Street in the west, Ping 'an Street in the south and Second Ring Road in the north, with a total area of 146.7 hectares, including 34 hectares of water area and 1 1.5 hectares of green land. This is the ancient waters of the Yuan Dynasty in Beijing 700 years ago.

Houhai is located in the center of Beijing, only four or five stops away from Tiananmen Square, connected with the famous Beihai Yishui, far away from Jingshan and the Forbidden City. If you walk along the coast, you will see the red wall of Lake Biwa if you are not careful. Outside those tall and solemn gates, you can only see the tall and gloomy trees in the yard. Weak and mysterious.

The street structure of Houhai was first formed in Yuan Dynasty. Many buildings are old and have the typical characteristics of traditional buildings in Beijing. Such as the approximate hutongs in Hypericum area, Nanbeiguan Hutong and Yaer Hutong, Mibai Xie Jie, Xie Jie, Dai Yan and Nanluoguxiang. There are more than 40 cultural relics protection units in Shichahai area. The weeping willows on both sides of the strait cover the palaces and former residences of celebrities of past dynasties, such as Prince Gong's mansion, Chunqin's mansion, Soong Ching Ling's former residence and Guo Moruo's former residence. Liu Yin Street near Shichahai once lived in eight of the top ten marshals. There are many temples here, known as "nine temples and one temple".

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Baidu encyclopedia-Houhai