Jing Guang Centre Explained

Jing Guang Centre
Native Name:京广中心
Native Name Lang:zhx
Address:1 Chaoyangmen Outer Street, Hujialou Subdistrict, Chaoyang District
Location City:Beijing
Location Country:China
Coordinates:39.9189°N 116.4544°W
Map Type:Beijing#China Beijing
Completion Date:1989
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:New World Development
Height:208abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Unit Count:-->

The Jing Guang Centre (an abbreviation for "Beijing-Guangzhou Centre") is a 208abbr=onNaNabbr=on skyscraper in Beijing CBD which was top of the List of tallest buildings in Beijing from 1989 to 2006.[1]

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

The hotel section of the centre was originally the Jing Guang New World Hotel Beijing .[2] The hotel was closed and refurbished in 2012–2013 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]

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Notes and References

  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. http://www3.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2004/1029/00017/cwp118_c.pdf 2004 Annual Report
  3. Web site: New World Beijing Hotel.