The Jing Guang Centre (simplified Chinese: 京广中心; traditional Chinese: 京廣中心; pinyin: Jīng-Guǎng Zhōngxīn, an abbreviation for "Beijing-Guangzhou Centre") is a 208 m (682 ft) skyscraper in Beijing CBD which was top of the List of tallest buildings in Beijing from 1989 to 2006.[1]

Jing Guang Centre
京广中心
Jing Guang Centre is located in Beijing
Jing Guang Centre
Location within Beijing
Jing Guang Centre is located in Beijing
Jing Guang Centre
Jing Guang Centre (Beijing)
General information
Address1 Chaoyangmen Outer Street, Hujialou Subdistrict, Chaoyang District
Town or cityBeijing
CountryChina
Coordinates39°55′08″N 116°27′16″E / 39.91889°N 116.45444°E / 39.91889; 116.45444
Completed1989
OwnerNew World Development
Height208 m (682 ft)
Website
jingguangcentre.com

The Jing Guang Centre was also the tallest building in mainland China from completion in 1989 until 1996, when King Tower in Shanghai and Shenzhen's Shun Hing Square were completed. The main tower is composed of 3 parts: hotel, offices and condominium, with a side building of additional office space on the northern side.

Rosewood Beijing Hotel

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The hotel section of the centre was originally the Jing Guang New World Hotel Beijing (Chinese: 北京京廣新世界酒店).[2] The hotel was closed and refurbished in 2012–2013[citation needed] to become the Rosewood Beijing Hotel. As of 2018 Rosewood Beijing was still owned by listed company New World Development, but managed by private company Rosewood Hotel Group. Rosewood Hotel Group owns both Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and New World brands.

Another New World Beijing Hotel was opened in Wangfujing, on 8 Qinian Street, Chongwenmen, Dongcheng District.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Daily Report: People's Republic of China - United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service - 1993 Issues 229-239 - Page 15. "'Beijing has changed a lot,' Deng was quoted as saying, 'I don't recognize it.' He did, however, recognize the Jing Guang Center, the tallest building in Beijing, the report said."
  2. ^ 2004 Annual Report Archived 2018-11-11 at the Wayback Machine New World Development (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "New World Beijing Hotel".
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