The Jing Guang Centre (, an abbreviation for "Beijing-Guangzhou Centre") is a skyscraper in
Beijing CBD which was the
tallest building in
Beijing from 1989 to 2006.
The Jing Guang Centre was also the tallest building in mainland China from completion in 1989 until 1996, when
King Tower
King Tower () is a skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It is 212 m tall, has 38 stories and was completed in 1996.
The tower was the tallest in China until Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen was built later in the same year. It was the tallest building in ...
in
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
and Shenzhen's
Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square (), also known as "Di Wang Tower" () is a -tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Upon its completion in 1996, it became the tallest building in China, until being surpassed by CITIC Plaza in the next year.
...
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 (). 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
New World Development Company Limited (NWD) is a Hong Kong–based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on t ...
, but managed by private company
Rosewood Hotel Group
Rosewood Hotel Group, also known for its former trading names New World Hotel Group, New World Hospitality and legal names New World Hotel Management (BVI) Limited, New World Hotel Management Limited is a Hong Kong–based multi-national hotel ...
. Rosewood Hotel Group owns both
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 31 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong–based Rosewood Hotel Group. It was founded in Dallas in 1979 by Caroline Rose Hunt, the daughter o ...
and New World brands.
Another New World Beijing Hotel was opened in
Wangfujing
Wangfujing Street ( zh, s=王府井大街, p=Wángfǔjǐng Dàjiē) is a shopping street in Beijing, China, located in Dongcheng District. The majority of the main area is pedestrianised. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been ...
, on 8 Qinian Street, Chongwenmen, Dongcheng District.
References
External links
Jing Guang Office Building websiteRosewood Beijing official website
Skyscraper office buildings in Beijing
World Trade Centers
Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Contemporary Chinese architecture
Residential skyscrapers in China
Skyscraper hotels in Beijing
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