怀仁堂

懷仁堂

Huáiréntáng

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Meanings

1 Huairen Hall (main meeting venue inside Zhongnanhai for the CCP Politburo)

Characters

to cherish; bosom

Examples

中央政治局会议在怀仁堂召开。

Zhōngyāng Zhèngzhìjú huìyì zài Huáiréntáng zhàokāi.

The Politburo meeting was held at Huairen Hall.

怀仁堂位于中南海西部。

Huáiréntáng wèiyú Zhōngnánhǎi xībù.

Huairen Hall is located in the western part of Zhongnanhai.

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history

Built in the late Qing as part of 中南海 (Zhōngnánhǎi). Famous as the site of the 1976 "怀仁堂事变" (Huáiréntáng shìbiàn) where the Gang of Four was arrested, ending the Cultural Revolution. The name means "Cherishing Benevolence Hall."

Stroke Order

怀 huái

仁 rén

堂 táng