Beijing Financial Street (BFS) () is where Chinese regulatory agencies are located. It is located inside Beijing's innermost

2nd Ring Road The 2nd Ring Road () is the innermost ring road highway which encircles the city center of Beijing, People's Republic of China. (The first ring road had been a circular tram route.) The ring road can be divided into two parts: the original ring ...

. According to the 13th 5 years plan, Beijing Financial Street will be positioned more towards a regulatory agencies' precinct. The

central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a centra ...

's headquarters as well as three national regulatory commissions of the central government are located here. They are the People's Bank of China (PBoC), the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the

China Securities Regulatory Commission The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is a government ministry of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is the main regulator of the securities industry in China. History China's first Securities Law was ...

(CSRC), and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). Beijing Financial Street is being developed by Beijing Financial Street Holding Company, Ltd. The architectural firm of

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...

; along wit
SWA

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manage ...

s prepared the urban plan, landscape and the building design guidelines for the Central Park area of Financial Street currently in construction with build-out scheduled for 2008. The building facilities are designed around interior courtyards, a design concept which typifies the ancient

Hutong ''Hutong'' () are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of ''siheyuan'', traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods wer ...

neighborhoods surrounding the

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples including the Zhongshan Park, the sacrifi ...

Buildings

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References

www.cebbank.com.cn

External links

Beijing Financial Street Website

Beijing Financial Street 3D Guide
{{Economy of China Economy of Beijing Financial districts in China Streets in Beijing Xicheng District

Buildings

See also

References

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